diff --git a/example/mini_core_hello_world.rs b/example/mini_core_hello_world.rs
index 8b0b9123ac7..efa4be7e15a 100644
--- a/example/mini_core_hello_world.rs
+++ b/example/mini_core_hello_world.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-#![feature(no_core, lang_items, never_type, linkage, extern_types, thread_local, repr_simd)]
+#![feature(
+    no_core,
+    lang_items,
+    never_type,
+    linkage,
+    extern_types,
+    thread_local,
+    repr_simd,
+    raw_ref_op
+)]
 #![no_core]
 #![allow(dead_code, non_camel_case_types, internal_features)]
 
@@ -112,9 +121,7 @@ fn start<T: Termination + 'static>(
 
 static mut NUM: u8 = 6 * 7;
 
-// FIXME: Use `SyncUnsafeCell` instead of allowing `static_mut_refs` lint
-#[allow(static_mut_refs)]
-static NUM_REF: &'static u8 = unsafe { &NUM };
+static NUM_REF: &'static u8 = unsafe { &*&raw const NUM };
 
 unsafe fn zeroed<T>() -> T {
     let mut uninit = MaybeUninit { uninit: () };