diff --git a/embassy-executor/src/raw/mod.rs b/embassy-executor/src/raw/mod.rs
index e439415595..c6c0f9dc4a 100644
--- a/embassy-executor/src/raw/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy-executor/src/raw/mod.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ pub(crate) mod util;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "turbowakers", path = "waker_turbo.rs")]
 mod waker;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
+use core::cell::Cell;
 use core::future::Future;
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
 use core::mem;
@@ -29,8 +31,6 @@ use core::pin::Pin;
 use core::ptr::NonNull;
 use core::task::{Context, Poll};
 
-#[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
-use core::cell::Cell;
 #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
 use critical_section::Mutex;
 #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ pub(crate) struct TaskHeader {
     #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
     pub(crate) expires_at: Mutex<Cell<u64>>,
     #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
+    pub(crate) next_expiration: SyncUnsafeCell<u64>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
     pub(crate) timer_queue_item: timer_queue::TimerQueueItem,
 }
 
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ impl<F: Future + 'static> TaskStorage<F> {
                 #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
                 expires_at: Mutex::new(Cell::new(0)),
                 #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
+                next_expiration: SyncUnsafeCell::new(0),
+                #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
                 timer_queue_item: timer_queue::TimerQueueItem::new(),
             },
             future: UninitCell::uninit(),
@@ -166,9 +170,7 @@ impl<F: Future + 'static> TaskStorage<F> {
                 this.raw.state.despawn();
 
                 #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
-                critical_section::with(|cs| {
-                    this.raw.expires_at.borrow(cs).set(u64::MAX);
-                });
+                this.raw.next_expiration.set(u64::MAX);
             }
             Poll::Pending => {}
         }
@@ -391,16 +393,13 @@ impl SyncExecutor {
     ///
     /// Same as [`Executor::poll`], plus you must only call this on the thread this executor was created.
     pub(crate) unsafe fn poll(&'static self) {
-        //trace!("poll");
         #[allow(clippy::never_loop)]
         loop {
             self.run_queue.dequeue_all(|p| {
                 let task = p.header();
 
                 #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
-                critical_section::with(|cs| {
-                    task.expires_at.borrow(cs).set(u64::MAX);
-                });
+                task.next_expiration.set(u64::MAX);
 
                 if !task.state.run_dequeue() {
                     // If task is not running, ignore it. This can happen in the following scenario:
@@ -600,10 +599,10 @@ impl embassy_time_queue_driver::TimerQueue for TimerQueue {
     fn schedule_wake(&'static self, at: u64, waker: &core::task::Waker) {
         let task = waker::task_from_waker(waker);
         let task = task.header();
-        critical_section::with(|cs| {
-            let expires_at = task.expires_at.borrow(cs).get();
-            task.expires_at.borrow(cs).set(expires_at.min(at));
-        });
+        unsafe {
+            let expires_at = task.next_expiration.get();
+            task.next_expiration.set(expires_at.min(at));
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/embassy-executor/src/raw/timer_queue.rs b/embassy-executor/src/raw/timer_queue.rs
index 0be2379207..1716b8d9f4 100644
--- a/embassy-executor/src/raw/timer_queue.rs
+++ b/embassy-executor/src/raw/timer_queue.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use core::cell::Cell;
 use core::cmp::min;
 
-use super::TaskRef;
 use critical_section::{CriticalSection, Mutex};
 
+use super::TaskRef;
+
 pub(crate) struct TimerQueueItem {
-    pub(super) next: Mutex<Cell<Option<TaskRef>>>,
+    next: Mutex<Cell<Option<TaskRef>>>,
 }
 
 impl TimerQueueItem {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ impl TimerQueueItem {
 }
 
 pub(crate) struct TimerQueue {
-    pub(super) head: Mutex<Cell<Option<TaskRef>>>,
+    head: Mutex<Cell<Option<TaskRef>>>,
 }
 
 impl TimerQueue {
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ impl TimerQueue {
     pub(crate) unsafe fn update(&self, p: TaskRef) {
         let task = p.header();
         critical_section::with(|cs| {
-            if task.expires_at.borrow(cs).get() != u64::MAX {
+            task.expires_at.borrow(cs).set(task.next_expiration.get());
+            if task.next_expiration.get() != u64::MAX {
                 if task.state.timer_enqueue() {
                     let prev = self.head.borrow(cs).replace(Some(p));
                     task.timer_queue_item.next.borrow(cs).set(prev);