diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a4240eb58..8a8010961 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "console-api",
  "crossbeam-channel",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
  "futures",
  "hdrhistogram",
  "humantime",
@@ -258,9 +259,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "crossbeam-utils"
-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.8.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d82cfc11ce7f2c3faef78d8a684447b40d503d9681acebed6cb728d45940c4db"
+checksum = "b5e5bed1f1c269533fa816a0a5492b3545209a205ca1a54842be180eb63a16a6"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "lazy_static",
diff --git a/console-subscriber/Cargo.toml b/console-subscriber/Cargo.toml
index 5c045870f..ecbc81ab4 100644
--- a/console-subscriber/Cargo.toml
+++ b/console-subscriber/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ parking_lot = ["parking_lot_crate", "tracing-subscriber/parking_lot"]
 
 [dependencies]
 
+crossbeam-utils = "0.8.7"
 tokio = { version = "^1.15", features = ["sync", "time", "macros", "tracing"] }
 tokio-stream = "0.1"
 thread_local = "1.1.3"
diff --git a/console-subscriber/src/stats.rs b/console-subscriber/src/stats.rs
index ad2b67f67..b32d09a85 100644
--- a/console-subscriber/src/stats.rs
+++ b/console-subscriber/src/stats.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use crate::{attribute, sync::Mutex, ToProto};
+use crossbeam_utils::atomic::AtomicCell;
 use hdrhistogram::{
     serialization::{Serializer, V2Serializer},
     Histogram,
 };
 use std::cmp;
 use std::sync::{
-    atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, AtomicUsize, Ordering::*},
+    atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicUsize, Ordering::*},
     Arc,
 };
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ pub(crate) struct AsyncOpStats {
     ///
     /// This is set every time the async op is polled, in case a future is
     /// passed between tasks.
-    task_id: AtomicU64,
+    task_id: AtomicCell<u64>,
 
     /// Fields shared with `ResourceStats`.
     pub(crate) stats: ResourceStats,
@@ -265,14 +266,14 @@ impl AsyncOpStats {
         parent_id: Option<Id>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            task_id: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            task_id: AtomicCell::new(0),
             stats: ResourceStats::new(created_at, inherit_child_attributes, parent_id),
             poll_stats: PollStats::default(),
         }
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn task_id(&self) -> Option<u64> {
-        let id = self.task_id.load(Acquire);
+        let id = self.task_id.load();
         if id > 0 {
             Some(id as u64)
         } else {
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ impl AsyncOpStats {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn set_task_id(&self, id: &tracing::span::Id) {
-        self.task_id.store(id.into_u64(), Release);
+        self.task_id.store(id.into_u64());
         self.make_dirty();
     }