diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2abb9f9..69468a4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/interchange"
 keywords = ["cortex-m", "nxp", "lpc"]
 categories = ["development-tools", "embedded"]
+rust-version = "1.79"
 
 [target.'cfg(loom)'.dependencies]
 loom = "0.5"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c5a1257..7a0b3f7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -331,9 +331,6 @@ pub struct Channel<Rq, Rp> {
 }
 
 impl<Rq, Rp> Channel<Rq, Rp> {
-    #[cfg(not(loom))]
-    const CHANNEL_INIT: Channel<Rq, Rp> = Self::new();
-
     // Loom's atomics are not const :/
     #[cfg(not(loom))]
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
@@ -889,7 +886,16 @@ impl<Rq, Rp, const N: usize> Interchange<Rq, Rp, N> {
     #[cfg(not(loom))]
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            channels: [Channel::<Rq, Rp>::CHANNEL_INIT; N],
+            channels: [const { Channel::new() }; N],
+            last_claimed: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new Interchange
+    #[cfg(loom)]
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            channels: core::array::from_fn(|_| Channel::new()),
             last_claimed: AtomicUsize::new(0),
         }
     }
@@ -958,7 +964,6 @@ impl<'alloc, Rq, Rp> InterchangeRef<'alloc, Rq, Rp> {
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(loom))]
 impl<Rq, Rp, const N: usize> Default for Interchange<Rq, Rp, N> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self::new()