diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs b/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
index b53359abed4..29d81f37da7 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
@@ -3904,7 +3904,7 @@ impl DtorKind {
 pub fn ty_dtor(cx: ctxt, struct_id: def_id) -> DtorKind {
     match cx.destructor_for_type.find(&struct_id) {
         Some(&method_def_id) => {
-            let flag = !has_attr(cx, struct_id, "no_drop_flag");
+            let flag = !has_attr(cx, struct_id, "unsafe_no_drop_flag");
 
             TraitDtor(method_def_id, flag)
         }
diff --git a/src/libstd/unstable/atomics.rs b/src/libstd/unstable/atomics.rs
index 45eced9846c..1e5ac305df3 100644
--- a/src/libstd/unstable/atomics.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/unstable/atomics.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub struct AtomicPtr<T> {
 /**
  * An owned atomic pointer. Ensures that only a single reference to the data is held at any time.
  */
-#[no_drop_flag]
+#[unsafe_no_drop_flag]
 pub struct AtomicOption<T> {
     priv p: *mut c_void
 }
diff --git a/src/libstd/util.rs b/src/libstd/util.rs
index e66271df478..fe1087a0438 100644
--- a/src/libstd/util.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/util.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn replace<T>(dest: &mut T, mut src: T) -> T {
 
 /// A non-copyable dummy type.
 #[deriving(Eq, TotalEq, Ord, TotalOrd)]
-#[no_drop_flag]
+#[unsafe_no_drop_flag]
 pub struct NonCopyable;
 
 impl Drop for NonCopyable {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_noncopyable() {
         assert_eq!(size_of::<NonCopyable>(), 0);
 
-        // verify that `#[no_drop_flag]` works as intended on a zero-size struct
+        // verify that `#[unsafe_no_drop_flag]` works as intended on a zero-size struct
 
         static mut did_run: bool = false;
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/attr-no-drop-flag-size.rs b/src/test/run-pass/attr-no-drop-flag-size.rs
index 00a7955d834..87c476d781e 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/attr-no-drop-flag-size.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/attr-no-drop-flag-size.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 use std::sys::size_of;
 
-#[no_drop_flag]
+#[unsafe_no_drop_flag]
 struct Test<T> {
     a: T
 }