diff --git a/src/userdata/cell.rs b/src/userdata/cell.rs
index c327a86..1031369 100644
--- a/src/userdata/cell.rs
+++ b/src/userdata/cell.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type DynSerialize = dyn erased_serde::Serialize + Send;
 pub(crate) enum UserDataVariant<T> {
     Default(XRc<UserDataCell<T>>),
     #[cfg(feature = "serialize")]
-    Serializable(XRc<UserDataCell<ForceSync<Box<DynSerialize>>>>),
+    Serializable(XRc<UserDataCell<Box<DynSerialize>>>),
 }
 
 impl<T> Clone for UserDataVariant<T> {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ impl<T> UserDataVariant<T> {
             Self::Default(inner) => XRc::into_inner(inner).unwrap().value.into_inner(),
             #[cfg(feature = "serialize")]
             Self::Serializable(inner) => unsafe {
-                let raw = Box::into_raw(XRc::into_inner(inner).unwrap().value.into_inner().0);
+                let raw = Box::into_raw(XRc::into_inner(inner).unwrap().value.into_inner());
                 *Box::from_raw(raw as *mut T)
             },
         })
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ impl<T: Serialize + MaybeSend + 'static> UserDataVariant<T> {
     #[inline(always)]
     pub(crate) fn new_ser(data: T) -> Self {
         let data = Box::new(data) as Box<DynSerialize>;
-        let data = ForceSync(data);
         Self::Serializable(XRc::new(UserDataCell::new(data)))
     }
 }
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ impl Serialize for UserDataVariant<()> {
                 // No need to do this if the `send` feature is disabled.
                 #[cfg(not(feature = "send"))]
                 let _guard = self.try_borrow().map_err(serde::ser::Error::custom)?;
-                (*inner.value.get()).0.serialize(serializer)
+                (*inner.value.get()).serialize(serializer)
             },
         }
     }
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ pub(crate) struct UserDataCell<T> {
 }
 
 unsafe impl<T: Send> Send for UserDataCell<T> {}
-unsafe impl<T: Send + Sync> Sync for UserDataCell<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: Send> Sync for UserDataCell<T> {}
 
 impl<T> UserDataCell<T> {
     #[inline(always)]
@@ -352,11 +351,6 @@ impl<'a, T> TryFrom<&'a UserDataVariant<T>> for UserDataBorrowMut<'a, T> {
     }
 }
 
-#[repr(transparent)]
-pub(crate) struct ForceSync<T>(T);
-
-unsafe impl<T: Send> Sync for ForceSync<T> {}
-
 #[inline]
 fn try_value_to_userdata<T>(value: Value) -> Result<AnyUserData> {
     match value {
diff --git a/src/userdata/lock.rs b/src/userdata/lock.rs
index 7ddf6be..8845f33 100644
--- a/src/userdata/lock.rs
+++ b/src/userdata/lock.rs
@@ -62,32 +62,32 @@ mod lock_impl {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "send")]
 mod lock_impl {
-    use parking_lot::lock_api::RawRwLock;
+    use parking_lot::lock_api::RawMutex;
 
-    pub(crate) type RawLock = parking_lot::RawRwLock;
+    pub(crate) type RawLock = parking_lot::RawMutex;
 
     impl super::UserDataLock for RawLock {
         #[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
-        const INIT: Self = <Self as parking_lot::lock_api::RawRwLock>::INIT;
+        const INIT: Self = <Self as parking_lot::lock_api::RawMutex>::INIT;
 
         #[inline(always)]
         fn try_lock_shared(&self) -> bool {
-            RawRwLock::try_lock_shared(self)
+            RawLock::try_lock(self)
         }
 
         #[inline(always)]
         fn try_lock_exclusive(&self) -> bool {
-            RawRwLock::try_lock_exclusive(self)
+            RawLock::try_lock(self)
         }
 
         #[inline(always)]
         unsafe fn unlock_shared(&self) {
-            RawRwLock::unlock_shared(self)
+            RawLock::unlock(self)
         }
 
         #[inline(always)]
         unsafe fn unlock_exclusive(&self) {
-            RawRwLock::unlock_exclusive(self)
+            RawLock::unlock(self)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/send.rs b/tests/send.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25b0602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/send.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#![cfg(feature = "send")]
+
+use std::cell::UnsafeCell;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::string::String as StdString;
+
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, Error, Lua, Result, UserDataRef};
+use static_assertions::{assert_impl_all, assert_not_impl_all};
+
+#[test]
+fn test_userdata_multithread_access() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    // This type is `Send` but not `Sync`.
+    struct MyUserData(#[allow(unused)] StdString, PhantomData<UnsafeCell<()>>);
+
+    assert_impl_all!(MyUserData: Send);
+    assert_not_impl_all!(MyUserData: Sync);
+
+    lua.globals().set(
+        "ud",
+        AnyUserData::wrap(MyUserData("hello".to_string(), PhantomData)),
+    )?;
+    // We acquired the exclusive reference.
+    let _ud1 = lua.globals().get::<UserDataRef<MyUserData>>("ud")?;
+
+    std::thread::scope(|s| {
+        s.spawn(|| {
+            let res = lua.globals().get::<UserDataRef<MyUserData>>("ud");
+            assert!(matches!(res, Err(Error::UserDataBorrowError)));
+        });
+    });
+
+    Ok(())
+}