diff --git a/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp b/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp
index cd96375..85e742c 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@
                   /*load_bias = */ 0);
   __libc_init_mte_stack(/*stack_top = */ raw_args);
   __libc_init_scudo();
+  __libc_globals.mutate(__libc_init_malloc);
   __libc_init_profiling_handlers();
   __libc_init_fork_handler();