diff --git a/nrf-softdevice-macro/Cargo.toml b/nrf-softdevice-macro/Cargo.toml
index 929ee60..d816051 100644
--- a/nrf-softdevice-macro/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nrf-softdevice-macro/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ syn = { version = "1.0.39", features = ["full", "extra-traits"] }
 quote = "1.0.7"
 darling = "0.13.4"
 proc-macro2 = "1.0.18"
-Inflector = "0.11.4"
+Inflector = { version = "0.11.4", default-features = false }
 uuid = "1.2.2"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/nrf-softdevice/src/ble/central.rs b/nrf-softdevice/src/ble/central.rs
index 0418aeb..a27772c 100644
--- a/nrf-softdevice/src/ble/central.rs
+++ b/nrf-softdevice/src/ble/central.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ where
     // has been dropped and the scanning has been stopped.
     static mut BUF: [u8; BUF_LEN] = [0u8; BUF_LEN];
     static mut BUF_DATA: raw::ble_data_t = raw::ble_data_t {
-        p_data: unsafe { BUF.as_mut_ptr() },
+        p_data: unsafe { (&mut *(&raw mut BUF)).as_mut_ptr() },
         len: BUF_LEN as u16,
     };
 
diff --git a/nrf-softdevice/src/ble/connection.rs b/nrf-softdevice/src/ble/connection.rs
index fe492ec..6c0950c 100644
--- a/nrf-softdevice/src/ble/connection.rs
+++ b/nrf-softdevice/src/ble/connection.rs
@@ -301,6 +301,12 @@ impl ConnectionState {
         }
 
         let ret = unsafe { raw::sd_ble_gap_disconnect(conn_handle, reason.into()) };
+        // This case can occur in normal operation if e.g. the connection was
+        // already being disconnected when disconnect() is called, so
+        // return as error instead of a panic.
+        if ret == raw::NRF_ERROR_INVALID_STATE {
+            return Err(DisconnectedError);
+        }
         unwrap!(RawError::convert(ret), "sd_ble_gap_disconnect");
 
         self.disconnecting = true;
@@ -825,7 +831,7 @@ pub(crate) fn with_state<T>(index: u8, f: impl FnOnce(&mut ConnectionState) -> T
 
 fn allocate_index<T>(f: impl FnOnce(u8, &mut ConnectionState) -> T) -> Result<T, OutOfConnsError> {
     unsafe {
-        for (i, s) in STATES.iter().enumerate() {
+        for (i, s) in (&*(&raw const STATES)).iter().enumerate() {
             let state = &mut *s.get();
             if state.refcount == 0 && !state.conn_handle.is_connected() {
                 return Ok(f(i as u8, state));
diff --git a/nrf-softdevice/src/softdevice.rs b/nrf-softdevice/src/softdevice.rs
index 682f947..f9cf961 100644
--- a/nrf-softdevice/src/softdevice.rs
+++ b/nrf-softdevice/src/softdevice.rs
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ impl Softdevice {
         };
 
         unsafe {
-            let p = SOFTDEVICE.as_mut_ptr();
+            let p = (&mut *(&raw mut SOFTDEVICE)).as_mut_ptr();
             p.write(sd);
             &mut *p
         }
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ impl Softdevice {
     /// (a call to [`enable`] has returned without error) and no `&mut` references
     /// to the softdevice are active
     pub unsafe fn steal() -> &'static Softdevice {
-        &*SOFTDEVICE.as_ptr()
+        &*(&*(&raw const SOFTDEVICE)).as_ptr()
     }
 
     /// Runs the softdevice event handling loop.