diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-benchmark-x86.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-benchmark-x86.yml
index 865e05894..34dda02b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-benchmark-x86.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-benchmark-x86.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: release build main branch
               run: |
                 git fetch --depth 1 origin main && git checkout origin/main
-                nice cargo +stable build --release --target-dir target.main
+                nice cargo build --release --target-dir target.main
             - name: benchmark on chimera 8-bit test data
               run: |
                 mkdir -p `dirname $LOCAL_FILE`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-aarch64-android.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-aarch64-android.yml
index feccc1942..ccfb3dd4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-aarch64-android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-aarch64-android.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ jobs:
           key: aarch64-android-cargo-and-target-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
       - name: cargo build for aarch64-linux-android
         run:  |
-            rustup target add --toolchain stable aarch64-linux-android
-            cargo +stable build --target aarch64-linux-android --release
+            rustup target add aarch64-linux-android
+            cargo build --target aarch64-linux-android --release
         env:
           AR: llvm-ar
           CC: aarch64-linux-android26-clang
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-aarch64-darwin.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-aarch64-darwin.yml
index b341c5ad3..0f77c98ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-aarch64-darwin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-aarch64-darwin.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
             target/
           key: arm-darwin-cargo-and-target-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
       - name: cargo ${{ matrix.build.name }} build for aarch64-apple-darwin
-        run:  cargo +stable build ${{ matrix.build.cargo_flags }}
+        run:  cargo build ${{ matrix.build.cargo_flags }}
       - name: test ${{ matrix.build.name }} build without frame delay
         run: |
           .github/workflows/test.sh \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-x86-extra.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-x86-extra.yml
index d7f02ea00..8dcf2be13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-x86-extra.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-x86-extra.yml
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ jobs:
             argon_coveragetool_av1_base_and_extended_profiles_v2.1.1.zip
       - name: cargo build for ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.build.name }}
         run: |
-          rustup target add --toolchain stable ${{ matrix.target }}
-          cargo +stable build --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.build.flags }}
+          rustup target add ${{ matrix.target }}
+          cargo build --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.build.flags }}
         env:
           RUSTFLAGS: "-C overflow-checks=on"
       - name: download, check, and unpack argon test vectors
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-x86.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-x86.yml
index 329e0a129..69f0bf339 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-x86.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-x86.yml
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: cargo build for ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.build.name }}
         run: |
           cargo clean
-          rustup target add --toolchain stable ${{ matrix.target }}
-          cargo +stable build --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.build.flags }}
+          rustup target add ${{ matrix.target }}
+          cargo build --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.build.flags }}
       - name: meson test for ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.build.name }}
         run: |
           .github/workflows/test.sh \
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
       - name: cargo build for x86_64-apple-darwin
         run: |
-          cargo +stable build --release
+          cargo build --release
       - name: meson test for x86_64-apple-darwin
         run: |
           .github/workflows/test.sh \
diff --git a/lib.rs b/lib.rs
index 3bc3ec59c..c90270bf4 100644
--- a/lib.rs
+++ b/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     any(target_arch = "riscv32", target_arch = "riscv64"),
     feature(stdarch_riscv_feature_detection)
 )]
+#![feature(new_uninit)]
 #![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 #![allow(clippy::all)]
 #![deny(clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks)]
diff --git a/src/decode.rs b/src/decode.rs
index 6695e9798..2f29ab6fc 100644
--- a/src/decode.rs
+++ b/src/decode.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use crate::src::cdf::CdfThreadContext;
 use crate::src::ctx::CaseSet;
 use crate::src::dequant_tables::dav1d_dq_tbl;
 use crate::src::disjoint_mut::DisjointMut;
+use crate::src::disjoint_mut::DisjointMutArcSlice;
 use crate::src::disjoint_mut::DisjointMutSlice;
 use crate::src::enum_map::enum_map;
 use crate::src::enum_map::enum_map_ty;
@@ -5220,11 +5221,9 @@ pub fn rav1d_submit_frame(c: &Rav1dContext, state: &mut Rav1dState) -> Rav1dResu
     // ref_mvs
     if frame_hdr.frame_type.is_inter_or_switch() || frame_hdr.allow_intrabc {
         // TODO fallible allocation
-        f.mvs = Some(
-            (0..f.sb128h as usize * 16 * (f.b4_stride >> 1) as usize)
-                .map(|_| Default::default())
-                .collect(),
-        );
+        f.mvs = Some(DisjointMutArcSlice::new_zeroed_slice(
+            f.sb128h as usize * 16 * (f.b4_stride >> 1) as usize,
+        ));
         if !frame_hdr.allow_intrabc {
             for i in 0..7 {
                 f.refpoc[i] = f.refp[i].p.frame_hdr.as_ref().unwrap().frame_offset as c_uint;
diff --git a/src/disjoint_mut.rs b/src/disjoint_mut.rs
index 6af7985e5..76431588d 100644
--- a/src/disjoint_mut.rs
+++ b/src/disjoint_mut.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use std::ptr::addr_of_mut;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use zerocopy::AsBytes;
 use zerocopy::FromBytes;
+use zerocopy::FromZeroes;
 
 /// Wraps an indexable collection to allow unchecked concurrent mutable borrows.
 ///
@@ -1214,3 +1215,34 @@ impl<T> Default for DisjointMutArcSlice<T> {
         [].into_iter().collect()
     }
 }
+
+impl<T: FromZeroes> DisjointMutArcSlice<T> {
+    pub fn new_zeroed_slice(len: usize) -> Self {
+        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+        let inner = {
+            let box_slice = Box::<[T]>::new_zeroed_slice(len);
+            Arc::new(DisjointMut::new(box_slice))
+        };
+        #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+        let inner = {
+            use std::mem;
+
+            let arc_slice = Arc::<[T]>::new_zeroed_slice(len);
+
+            // Do our best to check that `DisjointMut` is in fact `#[repr(transparent)]`.
+            const {
+                type A = Vec<u8>; // Some concrete sized type.
+                assert!(mem::size_of::<DisjointMut<A>>() == mem::size_of::<A>());
+                assert!(mem::align_of::<DisjointMut<A>>() == mem::align_of::<A>());
+            }
+
+            // SAFETY: When `#[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]`, `DisjointMut` is `#[repr(transparent)]`,
+            // containing only an `UnsafeCell`, which is also `#[repr(transparent)]`.
+            unsafe { Arc::from_raw(Arc::into_raw(arc_slice) as *const DisjointMut<[_]>) }
+        };
+        // SAFETY: `T: FromZeroes`, and the `MaybeUninit<T>` is all zeros,
+        // since it is allocated with `new_zeroed_slice`, so we can transmute away the `MaybeUninit`.
+        let inner = unsafe { Arc::from_raw(Arc::into_raw(inner) as *const DisjointMutSlice<T>) };
+        Self { inner }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/refmvs.rs b/src/refmvs.rs
index fc2c2bc36..4ffec2c84 100644
--- a/src/refmvs.rs
+++ b/src/refmvs.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use std::ptr;
 use std::slice;
 use zerocopy::FromZeroes;
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Default, PartialEq, Eq, FromZeroes)]
 #[repr(C, packed)]
 pub struct RefMvsTemporalBlock {
     pub mv: Mv,