diff --git a/src/evdev/genecodes_c.py b/src/evdev/genecodes_c.py
index 15a6693..bac82da 100644
--- a/src/evdev/genecodes_c.py
+++ b/src/evdev/genecodes_c.py
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@
 {
     PyObject* m = PyModule_Create(&moduledef);
     if (m == NULL) return NULL;
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+    PyUnstable_Module_SetGIL(m, Py_MOD_GIL_NOT_USED);
+#endif
 
 %s
 
diff --git a/src/evdev/input.c b/src/evdev/input.c
index 894db22..20766c1 100644
--- a/src/evdev/input.c
+++ b/src/evdev/input.c
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ device_read(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
     // get device file descriptor (O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK)
     int fd = (int)PyLong_AsLong(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(args, 0));
 
-    int n = read(fd, &event, sizeof(event));
+    int n;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+    n = read(fd, &event, sizeof(event));
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 
     if (n < 0) {
         if (errno == EAGAIN) {
@@ -84,7 +87,10 @@ device_read_many(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
     struct input_event event[64];
 
     size_t event_size = sizeof(struct input_event);
-    ssize_t nread = read(fd, event, event_size*64);
+    ssize_t nread;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+    nread = read(fd, event, event_size*64);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 
     if (nread < 0) {
         PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
@@ -570,6 +576,9 @@ moduleinit(void)
 {
     PyObject* m = PyModule_Create(&moduledef);
     if (m == NULL) return NULL;
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+    PyUnstable_Module_SetGIL(m, Py_MOD_GIL_NOT_USED);
+#endif
     return m;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/evdev/uinput.c b/src/evdev/uinput.c
index 8d2c096..9d0b87c 100644
--- a/src/evdev/uinput.c
+++ b/src/evdev/uinput.c
@@ -405,7 +405,9 @@ moduleinit(void)
 {
     PyObject* m = PyModule_Create(&moduledef);
     if (m == NULL) return NULL;
-
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+    PyUnstable_Module_SetGIL(m, Py_MOD_GIL_NOT_USED);
+#endif
     PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "maxnamelen", UINPUT_MAX_NAME_SIZE);
     return m;
 }