diff --git a/LiteNetLib/NetManager.cs b/LiteNetLib/NetManager.cs
index 920c769f..7ca013ac 100644
--- a/LiteNetLib/NetManager.cs
+++ b/LiteNetLib/NetManager.cs
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ private struct IncomingData
         private int _lastPeerId;
         private readonly Queue<int> _peerIds;
         private byte _channelsCount = 1;
+        private readonly object _eventLock = new object();
 
         internal readonly NetPacketPool NetPacketPool;
 
@@ -572,15 +573,14 @@ private void CreateEvent(
             else if (type == NetEvent.EType.MessageDelivered)
                 unsyncEvent = UnsyncedDeliveryEvent;
 
-            do
+            lock(_eventLock)
             {
                 evt = _netEventPoolHead;
                 if (evt == null)
-                {
                     evt = new NetEvent(this);
-                    break;
-                }
-            } while (evt != Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _netEventPoolHead, evt.Next, evt));
+                else
+                    _netEventPoolHead = evt.Next;
+            }
 
             evt.Type = type;
             evt.DataReader.SetSource(readerSource, readerSource == null ? 0 : readerSource.GetHeaderSize());
@@ -657,10 +657,11 @@ internal void RecycleEvent(NetEvent evt)
             evt.ErrorCode = 0;
             evt.RemoteEndPoint = null;
             evt.ConnectionRequest = null;
-            do
+            lock(_eventLock)
             {
                 evt.Next = _netEventPoolHead;
-            } while (evt.Next != Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _netEventPoolHead, evt, evt.Next));
+                _netEventPoolHead = evt;
+            }
         }
 
         //Update function
@@ -1131,15 +1132,14 @@ private void DataReceived(NetPacket packet, IPEndPoint remoteEndPoint)
         internal void CreateReceiveEvent(NetPacket packet, DeliveryMethod method, int headerSize, NetPeer fromPeer)
         {
             NetEvent evt;
-            do
+            lock (_eventLock)
             {
                 evt = _netEventPoolHead;
                 if (evt == null)
-                {
                     evt = new NetEvent(this);
-                    break;
-                }
-            } while (evt != Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _netEventPoolHead, evt.Next, evt));
+                else
+                    _netEventPoolHead = evt.Next;
+            }
             evt.Type = NetEvent.EType.Receive;
             evt.DataReader.SetSource(packet, headerSize);
             evt.Peer = fromPeer;
diff --git a/LiteNetLib/NetPacketPool.cs b/LiteNetLib/NetPacketPool.cs
index f85e85f6..ba74315a 100644
--- a/LiteNetLib/NetPacketPool.cs
+++ b/LiteNetLib/NetPacketPool.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ internal sealed class NetPacketPool
     {
         private NetPacket _head;
         private int _count;
+        private readonly object _lock = new object();
 
         public NetPacket GetWithData(PacketProperty property, byte[] data, int start, int length)
         {
@@ -38,16 +39,13 @@ public NetPacket GetPacket(int size)
                 return new NetPacket(size);
 
             NetPacket packet;
-            do
+            lock (_lock)
             {
                 packet = _head;
                 if (packet == null)
                     return new NetPacket(size);
-            } while (packet != Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _head, packet.Next, packet));
-
-#if DEBUG_REFCOUNT
-            Interlocked.Increment(ref packet.RefCount);
-#endif
+                _head = _head.Next;
+            }
 
             Interlocked.Decrement(ref _count);
             packet.Size = size;
@@ -64,21 +62,15 @@ public void Recycle(NetPacket packet)
                 return;
             }
 
-#if DEBUG_REFCOUNT
-            int result = Interlocked.Decrement(ref packet.RefCount);
-            if (result != 0)
-                NetDebug.WriteError("PacketRefCount invalid: {0}, {1}", result, Environment.StackTrace);
-#endif
-
             Interlocked.Increment(ref _count);
 
             //Clean fragmented flag
             packet.RawData[0] = 0;
-
-            do
+            lock (_lock)
             {
                 packet.Next = _head;
-            } while (packet.Next != Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _head, packet, packet.Next));
+                _head = packet;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
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