diff --git a/src/libstd/fs.rs b/src/libstd/fs.rs
index 17f890375f843..4d031cb7a52e4 100644
--- a/src/libstd/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/fs.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 //! extension traits of `std::os::$platform`.
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 
 use crate::ffi::OsString;
 use crate::fmt;
@@ -666,7 +667,8 @@ impl Read for File {
 
     #[inline]
     unsafe fn initializer(&self) -> Initializer {
-        Initializer::nop()
+        // SAFETY: Read is guaranteed to work on uninitialized memory
+        unsafe { Initializer::nop() }
     }
 }
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@@ -711,7 +713,8 @@ impl Read for &File {
 
     #[inline]
     unsafe fn initializer(&self) -> Initializer {
-        Initializer::nop()
+        // SAFETY: Read is guaranteed to work on uninitialized memory
+        unsafe { Initializer::nop() }
     }
 }
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
diff --git a/src/libstd/lib.rs b/src/libstd/lib.rs
index 372038df54f2e..bd585d39c242f 100644
--- a/src/libstd/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/lib.rs
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@
 #![cfg_attr(bootstrap, feature(track_caller))]
 #![feature(try_reserve)]
 #![feature(unboxed_closures)]
+#![feature(unsafe_block_in_unsafe_fn)]
 #![feature(untagged_unions)]
 #![feature(unwind_attributes)]
 #![feature(vec_into_raw_parts)]