diff --git a/std/src/os/vxworks/mod.rs b/std/src/os/vxworks/mod.rs
index 0a7ac641dd3e1..b09aa72f72693 100644
--- a/std/src/os/vxworks/mod.rs
+++ b/std/src/os/vxworks/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! VxWorks-specific definitions
 
 #![stable(feature = "raw_ext", since = "1.1.0")]
+#![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 
 pub mod fs;
 pub mod raw;
diff --git a/std/src/sys/pal/unix/process/process_vxworks.rs b/std/src/sys/pal/unix/process/process_vxworks.rs
index 6a9d8fab1d412..0477b3d9a70da 100644
--- a/std/src/sys/pal/unix/process/process_vxworks.rs
+++ b/std/src/sys/pal/unix/process/process_vxworks.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 use libc::{self, c_char, c_int, RTP_ID};
 
 use crate::io::{self, ErrorKind};