diff --git a/src/liballoc/sync.rs b/src/liballoc/sync.rs
index b7d7995b540ba..31a00699ab0b2 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/sync.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/sync.rs
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Arc<T> {
         // allocation itself (there may still be weak pointers lying around).
         ptr::drop_in_place(&mut self.ptr.as_mut().data);
 
-        if self.inner().weak.fetch_sub(1, Release) == 1 {
+        if atomic::AtomicUsize::fetch_sub_explicit(&self.inner().weak, 1, Release) == 1 {
             atomic::fence(Acquire);
             Global.dealloc(self.ptr.cast(), Layout::for_value(self.ptr.as_ref()))
         }
@@ -970,10 +970,11 @@ unsafe impl<#[may_dangle] T: ?Sized> Drop for Arc<T> {
     /// [`Weak`]: ../../std/sync/struct.Weak.html
     #[inline]
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        // Because `fetch_sub` is already atomic, we do not need to synchronize
+        // Because `fetch_sub_explicit` is already atomic, we do not need to synchronize
         // with other threads unless we are going to delete the object. This
         // same logic applies to the below `fetch_sub` to the `weak` count.
-        if self.inner().strong.fetch_sub(1, Release) != 1 {
+        // For preventing dangling self over the unsafe block strong ref pointer passed.
+        if atomic::AtomicUsize::fetch_sub_explicit(&self.inner().strong, 1, Release) != 1 {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -1350,7 +1351,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Drop for Weak<T> {
             return
         };
 
-        if inner.weak.fetch_sub(1, Release) == 1 {
+        if atomic::AtomicUsize::fetch_sub_explicit(&inner.weak, 1, Release) == 1 {
             atomic::fence(Acquire);
             unsafe {
                 Global.dealloc(self.ptr.cast(), Layout::for_value(self.ptr.as_ref()))
diff --git a/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs b/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
index 8c5dde7dc271b..5fc8f27a3a00c 100644
--- a/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
@@ -1575,6 +1575,41 @@ assert_eq!(foo.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 10);
                 }
             }
 
+            doc_comment! {
+                concat!("Subtracts from the given atomic value, returning the previous value.
+
+This operation wraps around on overflow.
+
+`fetch_sub_explicit` takes ", stringify!($atomic_type), " which will be substracted by given value
+in respect to [`Ordering`] argument which describes the memory ordering
+of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using
+[`Acquire`] makes the store part of this operation [`Relaxed`], and
+using [`Release`] makes the load part [`Relaxed`].
+
+[`Ordering`]: enum.Ordering.html
+[`Relaxed`]: enum.Ordering.html#variant.Relaxed
+[`Release`]: enum.Ordering.html#variant.Release
+[`Acquire`]: enum.Ordering.html#variant.Acquire
+
+# Examples
+
+```
+", $extra_feature, "use std::sync::atomic::{", stringify!($atomic_type), ", Ordering};
+
+let foo = ", stringify!($atomic_type), "::new(20);
+assert_eq!(", stringify!($atomic_type), ".fetch_sub_explicit(foo, Ordering::SeqCst), 20);
+assert_eq!(foo.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 10);
+            ```"),
+                #[inline]
+                #[$stable]
+                #[cfg(target_has_atomic = "cas")]
+                pub fn fetch_sub_explicit(f: *const $atomic_type,
+                                             val: $int_type,
+                                             order: Ordering) -> $int_type {
+                    unsafe { atomic_sub((*f).v.get(), val, order) }
+                }
+            }
+
             doc_comment! {
                 concat!("Bitwise \"and\" with the current value.