diff --git a/libc/bionic/pthread_internal.cpp b/libc/bionic/pthread_internal.cpp
index c6426ed..4f2ad0c 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/pthread_internal.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/pthread_internal.cpp
@@ -259,8 +259,7 @@
   g_func = func;
   g_arg = arg;
 
-  static _Atomic(bool) g_retval;
-  atomic_init(&g_retval, true);
+  static _Atomic(bool) g_retval(true);
 
   auto handler = [](int, siginfo_t*, void*) {
     ErrnoRestorer restorer;