diff --git a/pyfakefs/fake_os.py b/pyfakefs/fake_os.py
index 56c1e8ea..e24ff72a 100644
--- a/pyfakefs/fake_os.py
+++ b/pyfakefs/fake_os.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import sys
 import uuid
 from contextlib import contextmanager
+import threading
 from stat import (
     S_IFREG,
     S_IFSOCK,
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ class FakeOsModule:
         my_os_module = fake_os.FakeOsModule(filesystem)
     """
 
-    use_original = False
+    _use_original = threading.local()
 
     @staticmethod
     def dir() -> list[str]:
@@ -1468,7 +1469,7 @@ def handle_original_call(f: Callable) -> Callable:
 
     @functools.wraps(f)
     def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
-        should_use_original = FakeOsModule.use_original
+        should_use_original = getattr(FakeOsModule._use_original, "value", False)
 
         if not should_use_original and args:
             self = args[0]
@@ -1502,8 +1503,9 @@ def use_original_os():
     """Temporarily use original os functions instead of faked ones.
     Used to ensure that skipped modules do not use faked calls.
     """
+    use_original = getattr(FakeOsModule._use_original, "value", False)
     try:
-        FakeOsModule.use_original = True
+        FakeOsModule._use_original.value = True
         yield
     finally:
-        FakeOsModule.use_original = False
+        FakeOsModule._use_original.value = use_original
diff --git a/pyfakefs/fake_path.py b/pyfakefs/fake_path.py
index b4434e05..9d2c704d 100644
--- a/pyfakefs/fake_path.py
+++ b/pyfakefs/fake_path.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pyfakefs.fake_filesystem import FakeFilesystem
-    from pyfakefs.fake_os import FakeOsModule
 
 
 def _copy_module(old: ModuleType) -> ModuleType:
@@ -599,7 +598,9 @@ def handle_original_call(f: Callable) -> Callable:
     def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
         if args:
             self = args[0]
-            should_use_original = self.os.use_original
+            from pyfakefs.fake_os import FakeOsModule  # noqa: F401
+
+            should_use_original = getattr(FakeOsModule._use_original, "value", False)
             if not should_use_original and self.filesystem.has_patcher:
                 skip_names = self.filesystem.patcher.skip_names
                 if is_called_from_skipped_module(