diff --git a/video/closedcaption/src/cea608overlay/imp.rs b/video/closedcaption/src/cea608overlay/imp.rs
index eece0f4b..1bb075d4 100644
--- a/video/closedcaption/src/cea608overlay/imp.rs
+++ b/video/closedcaption/src/cea608overlay/imp.rs
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ struct State {
     last_cc_pts: Option<gst::ClockTime>,
 }
 
-// SAFETY: Required because `pango::Layout` is not `Send` but the whole `State` needs to be.
-// We ensure that no additional references to the layout are ever created, which makes it safe
-// to send it to other threads as long as only a single thread uses it concurrently.
-unsafe impl Send for State {}
-
 impl Default for State {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
diff --git a/video/closedcaption/src/cea608utils.rs b/video/closedcaption/src/cea608utils.rs
index a930e548..9e714f4d 100644
--- a/video/closedcaption/src/cea608utils.rs
+++ b/video/closedcaption/src/cea608utils.rs
@@ -479,6 +479,11 @@ fn pango_foreground_color_from_608(color: Color) -> pango::AttrColor {
     pango::AttrColor::new_foreground(r, g, b)
 }
 
+// SAFETY: Required because `pango::Layout` is not `Send` but the whole `Cea608Renderer` needs to be.
+// We ensure that no additional references to the layout are ever created, which makes it safe
+// to send it to other threads as long as only a single thread uses it concurrently.
+unsafe impl Send for Cea608Renderer {}
+
 pub struct Cea608Renderer {
     frame: Cea608Frame,
     state: Cea608State,