diff --git a/src/platform/redox/epoll.rs b/src/platform/redox/epoll.rs
index 7d238fc5ee..37c86da099 100644
--- a/src/platform/redox/epoll.rs
+++ b/src/platform/redox/epoll.rs
@@ -136,17 +136,23 @@ impl PalEpoll for Sys {
 }
 
 unsafe fn convert_event(event_ptr: *const Event, target_ptr: *mut epoll_event) -> bool {
-    let event = *event_ptr;
+    // SAFETY: callers guarantee both pointers are valid, properly aligned,
+    // and point to initialized storage. The unsafe blocks satisfy edition
+    // 2024's `unsafe-op-in-unsafe-fn` rule (rustc E0133); the function
+    // signature stays `unsafe fn` to push the validity proof onto callers.
+    let event = unsafe { *event_ptr };
     if event.id == syscall::EVENT_TIMEOUT_ID {
         return false;
     }
-    *target_ptr = epoll_event {
-        events: event_flags_to_epoll(event.flags),
-        data: epoll_data {
-            u64: event.data as u64,
-        },
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
+    unsafe {
+        *target_ptr = epoll_event {
+            events: event_flags_to_epoll(event.flags),
+            data: epoll_data {
+                u64: event.data as u64,
+            },
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+    }
     true
 }