diff --git a/src/backtrace/mod.rs b/src/backtrace/mod.rs
index 169f645c..f602e84f 100644
--- a/src/backtrace/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backtrace/mod.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ pub fn trace<F: FnMut(&Frame) -> bool>(cb: F) {
 ///
 /// See information on `trace` for caveats on `cb` panicking.
 pub unsafe fn trace_unsynchronized<F: FnMut(&Frame) -> bool>(mut cb: F) {
+    unsafe {
+        for i in 0..(1024 * 1024) {
+            (&super::CRITICALLY_IMPORTANT as *const u8)
+                .add(i)
+                .read_volatile();
+        }
+    };
     trace_imp(&mut cb)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5b97281a..d80d4aef 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ impl Drop for Bomb {
     }
 }
 
+/// hello i am documentation o/
+#[used]
+pub static CRITICALLY_IMPORTANT: [u8; 1024*1024] = [0; 1024*1024];
+
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 mod lock {