diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3fb5a7e..1bdc34c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ default = ["async", "logging"]
 flume = { version = "0.11", default-features = false } # channel between threads
 if-addrs = { version = "0.10", features = ["link-local"] } # get local IP addresses
 log = { version = "0.4", optional = true }             # logging
-polling = "2.1"                                        # select/poll sockets
-socket2 = { version = "0.4", features = ["all"] }      # socket APIs
+polling = "3.4.0"                                        # select/poll sockets
+socket2 = { version = "0.5.5", features = ["all"] }      # socket APIs
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 fastrand = "1.8"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 1039da5..c6a2fe5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
 //! - Only support multicast, not unicast send/recv.
 //! - Only support 32-bit or bigger platforms, not 16-bit platforms.
 
-#![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 #![allow(clippy::single_component_path_imports)]
 
 // log for logging (optional).
diff --git a/src/service_daemon.rs b/src/service_daemon.rs
index 89b2d5a..267b70b 100644
--- a/src/service_daemon.rs
+++ b/src/service_daemon.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use flume::{bounded, Sender, TrySendError};
 use if_addrs::Interface;
-use polling::Poller;
+use polling::{Events, Poller};
 use socket2::{SockAddr, Socket};
 use std::{
     cmp,
@@ -384,20 +384,24 @@ impl ServiceDaemon {
     fn run(mut zc: Zeroconf, receiver: Receiver<Command>) -> Option<Command> {
         // Add the daemon's signal socket to the poller.
         let signal_event_key = usize::MAX - 1; // avoid to overlap with zc.poll_ids
-        if let Err(e) = zc
-            .poller
-            .add(&zc.signal_sock, polling::Event::readable(signal_event_key))
-        {
-            error!("failed to add signal socket to the poller: {}", e);
-            return None;
+        unsafe {
+            if let Err(e) = zc
+                .poller
+                .add(&zc.signal_sock, polling::Event::readable(signal_event_key))
+            {
+                error!("failed to add signal socket to the poller: {}", e);
+                return None;
+            }
         }
 
         // Add mDNS sockets to the poller.
         for (ip, if_sock) in zc.intf_socks.iter() {
             let key = Zeroconf::add_poll_impl(&mut zc.poll_ids, &mut zc.poll_id_count, *ip);
-            if let Err(e) = zc.poller.add(&if_sock.sock, polling::Event::readable(key)) {
-                error!("add socket of {:?} to poller: {}", ip, e);
-                return None;
+            unsafe {
+                if let Err(e) = zc.poller.add(&if_sock.sock, polling::Event::readable(key)) {
+                    error!("add socket of {:?} to poller: {}", ip, e);
+                    return None;
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -408,7 +412,7 @@ impl ServiceDaemon {
 
         // Start the run loop.
 
-        let mut events = Vec::new();
+        let mut events = Events::new();
         loop {
             let now = current_time_millis();
 
@@ -1135,9 +1139,11 @@ impl Zeroconf {
 
         // Add the new interface into the poller.
         let key = self.add_poll(new_ip);
-        if let Err(e) = self.poller.add(&sock, polling::Event::readable(key)) {
-            error!("check_ip_changes: poller add ip {}: {}", new_ip, e);
-            return;
+        unsafe {
+            if let Err(e) = self.poller.add(&sock, polling::Event::readable(key)) {
+                error!("check_ip_changes: poller add ip {}: {}", new_ip, e);
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         self.intf_socks.insert(new_ip, IntfSock { intf, sock });