diff --git a/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/futex.rs b/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/futex.rs
index b2d74d1311bcb..21c5facd52fbd 100644
--- a/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/futex.rs
+++ b/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/futex.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ use crate::ptr::null;
 use crate::sync::atomic::AtomicU32;
 use crate::time::Duration;
 
+/// An atomic for use as a futex that is at least 8-bits but may be larger.
+pub type SmallAtomic = AtomicU32;
+/// Must be the underlying type of SmallAtomic
+pub type SmallPrimitive = u32;
+
 pub fn futex_wait(futex: &AtomicU32, expected: u32, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> bool {
     // Calculate the timeout as a relative timespec.
     //
diff --git a/std/src/sys/pal/unix/futex.rs b/std/src/sys/pal/unix/futex.rs
index 26161a9af79d8..b8900da4cddb5 100644
--- a/std/src/sys/pal/unix/futex.rs
+++ b/std/src/sys/pal/unix/futex.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 use crate::sync::atomic::AtomicU32;
 use crate::time::Duration;
 
+/// An atomic for use as a futex that is at least 8-bits but may be larger.
+pub type SmallAtomic = AtomicU32;
+/// Must be the underlying type of SmallAtomic
+pub type SmallPrimitive = u32;
+
 /// Wait for a futex_wake operation to wake us.
 ///
 /// Returns directly if the futex doesn't hold the expected value.
diff --git a/std/src/sys/pal/wasm/atomics/futex.rs b/std/src/sys/pal/wasm/atomics/futex.rs
index a21b71efbbc69..3584138ca0447 100644
--- a/std/src/sys/pal/wasm/atomics/futex.rs
+++ b/std/src/sys/pal/wasm/atomics/futex.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ use core::arch::wasm64 as wasm;
 use crate::sync::atomic::AtomicU32;
 use crate::time::Duration;
 
+/// An atomic for use as a futex that is at least 8-bits but may be larger.
+pub type SmallAtomic = AtomicU32;
+/// Must be the underlying type of SmallAtomic
+pub type SmallPrimitive = u32;
+
 /// Wait for a futex_wake operation to wake us.
 ///
 /// Returns directly if the futex doesn't hold the expected value.
diff --git a/std/src/sys/pal/windows/futex.rs b/std/src/sys/pal/windows/futex.rs
index 08b7fe300dc3c..cb802fdd9c96d 100644
--- a/std/src/sys/pal/windows/futex.rs
+++ b/std/src/sys/pal/windows/futex.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ use core::sync::atomic::{
 };
 use core::time::Duration;
 
+/// An atomic for use as a futex that is at least 8-bits but may be larger.
+pub type SmallAtomic = AtomicU8;
+/// Must be the underlying type of SmallAtomic
+pub type SmallPrimitive = u8;
+
 pub unsafe trait Waitable {
     type Atomic;
 }
diff --git a/std/src/sys/sync/mutex/futex.rs b/std/src/sys/sync/mutex/futex.rs
index 7427cae94d68a..81afa94b14787 100644
--- a/std/src/sys/sync/mutex/futex.rs
+++ b/std/src/sys/sync/mutex/futex.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,8 @@
-use crate::sync::atomic::{
-    self,
-    Ordering::{Acquire, Relaxed, Release},
-};
-use crate::sys::futex::{futex_wait, futex_wake};
-
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-if #[cfg(windows)] {
-    // On Windows we can have a smol futex
-    type Atomic = atomic::AtomicU8;
-    type State = u8;
-} else {
-    type Atomic = atomic::AtomicU32;
-    type State = u32;
-}
-}
+use crate::sync::atomic::Ordering::{Acquire, Relaxed, Release};
+use crate::sys::futex::{self, futex_wait, futex_wake};
+
+type Atomic = futex::SmallAtomic;
+type State = futex::SmallPrimitive;
 
 pub struct Mutex {
     futex: Atomic,
diff --git a/std/src/sys/sync/thread_parking/futex.rs b/std/src/sys/sync/thread_parking/futex.rs
index 588e7b27826f6..034eececb2a28 100644
--- a/std/src/sys/sync/thread_parking/futex.rs
+++ b/std/src/sys/sync/thread_parking/futex.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
+#![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 use crate::pin::Pin;
-use crate::sync::atomic::AtomicU32;
 use crate::sync::atomic::Ordering::{Acquire, Release};
-use crate::sys::futex::{futex_wait, futex_wake};
+use crate::sys::futex::{self, futex_wait, futex_wake};
 use crate::time::Duration;
 
-const PARKED: u32 = u32::MAX;
-const EMPTY: u32 = 0;
-const NOTIFIED: u32 = 1;
+type Atomic = futex::SmallAtomic;
+type State = futex::SmallPrimitive;
+
+const PARKED: State = State::MAX;
+const EMPTY: State = 0;
+const NOTIFIED: State = 1;
 
 pub struct Parker {
-    state: AtomicU32,
+    state: Atomic,
 }
 
 // Notes about memory ordering:
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ impl Parker {
     /// Construct the futex parker. The UNIX parker implementation
     /// requires this to happen in-place.
     pub unsafe fn new_in_place(parker: *mut Parker) {
-        parker.write(Self { state: AtomicU32::new(EMPTY) });
+        unsafe { parker.write(Self { state: Atomic::new(EMPTY) }) };
     }
 
     // Assumes this is only called by the thread that owns the Parker,
diff --git a/std/src/sys/sync/thread_parking/mod.rs b/std/src/sys/sync/thread_parking/mod.rs
index ed1a6437faaaf..0ebc5e093ee2a 100644
--- a/std/src/sys/sync/thread_parking/mod.rs
+++ b/std/src/sys/sync/thread_parking/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 cfg_if::cfg_if! {
     if #[cfg(any(
+        all(target_os = "windows", not(target_vendor = "win7")),
         target_os = "linux",
         target_os = "android",
         all(target_arch = "wasm32", target_feature = "atomics"),
@@ -18,9 +19,9 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
     ))] {
         mod id;
         pub use id::Parker;
-    } else if #[cfg(target_os = "windows")] {
-        mod windows;
-        pub use windows::Parker;
+    } else if #[cfg(target_vendor = "win7")] {
+        mod windows7;
+        pub use windows7::Parker;
     } else if #[cfg(all(target_vendor = "apple", not(miri)))] {
         mod darwin;
         pub use darwin::Parker;
diff --git a/std/src/sys/sync/thread_parking/windows.rs b/std/src/sys/sync/thread_parking/windows7.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from std/src/sys/sync/thread_parking/windows.rs
rename to std/src/sys/sync/thread_parking/windows7.rs