diff --git a/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs b/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
index 47d9deb62ff65..2a7a0b6232936 100644
--- a/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 //! ```
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#![cfg_attr(not(target_has_atomic = "8"), allow(dead_code))]
+#![cfg_attr(not(target_has_atomic = "8"), allow(unused_imports))]
 
 use self::Ordering::*;