diff --git a/crossbeam-channel/benchmarks/flume.rs b/crossbeam-channel/benchmarks/flume.rs
index 06b942105..507942a17 100644
--- a/crossbeam-channel/benchmarks/flume.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-channel/benchmarks/flume.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub fn shuffle<T>(v: &mut [T]) {
     }
 
     thread_local! {
-        static RNG: Cell<Wrapping<u32>> = Cell::new(Wrapping(1));
+        static RNG: Cell<Wrapping<u32>> = const { Cell::new(Wrapping(1)) };
     }
 
     RNG.with(|rng| {
diff --git a/crossbeam-channel/benchmarks/mpsc.rs b/crossbeam-channel/benchmarks/mpsc.rs
index 728fdd39a..9c69c257e 100644
--- a/crossbeam-channel/benchmarks/mpsc.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-channel/benchmarks/mpsc.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub fn shuffle<T>(v: &mut [T]) {
     }
 
     thread_local! {
-        static RNG: Cell<Wrapping<u32>> = Cell::new(Wrapping(1));
+        static RNG: Cell<Wrapping<u32>> = const { Cell::new(Wrapping(1)) };
     }
 
     RNG.with(|rng| {
diff --git a/crossbeam-channel/src/utils.rs b/crossbeam-channel/src/utils.rs
index f623f2708..705ca1a2d 100644
--- a/crossbeam-channel/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-channel/src/utils.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub(crate) fn shuffle<T>(v: &mut [T]) {
     }
 
     thread_local! {
-        static RNG: Cell<Wrapping<u32>> = Cell::new(Wrapping(1_406_868_647));
+        static RNG: Cell<Wrapping<u32>> = const { Cell::new(Wrapping(1_406_868_647)) };
     }
 
     let _ = RNG.try_with(|rng| {
diff --git a/crossbeam-channel/tests/thread_locals.rs b/crossbeam-channel/tests/thread_locals.rs
index fb4e577f2..4639833aa 100644
--- a/crossbeam-channel/tests/thread_locals.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-channel/tests/thread_locals.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn use_while_exiting() {
     }
 
     thread_local! {
-        static FOO: Foo = Foo;
+        static FOO: Foo = const { Foo };
     }
 
     let (s, r) = unbounded::<()>();
diff --git a/crossbeam-epoch/src/default.rs b/crossbeam-epoch/src/default.rs
index b42c1c7a7..a9790a373 100644
--- a/crossbeam-epoch/src/default.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-epoch/src/default.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         thread_local! {
-            static FOO: Foo = Foo;
+            static FOO: Foo = const { Foo };
         }
 
         thread::scope(|scope| {