diff --git a/src/sync.rs b/src/sync.rs
index 590c153..008e924 100644
--- a/src/sync.rs
+++ b/src/sync.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ where
         .spawn(future)
         .expect("Failed to spawn");
     #[cfg(not(tokio_unstable))]
-    let handle = tokio::task::spawn_local(future);
+    let handle = tokio::task::spawn(future);
 
     drop(guard);
     handle