diff --git a/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp b/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp
index ef1c393..10fc151 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@
   // Initializing the globals requires TLS to be available for errno.
   __libc_init_main_thread(args);
 
-  static libc_shared_globals shared_globals;
-  __libc_shared_globals = &shared_globals;
-  __libc_init_shared_globals(&shared_globals);
-
   __libc_init_globals(args);
 
   __libc_init_AT_SECURE(args);
@@ -155,3 +151,8 @@
 extern "C" void android_set_application_target_sdk_version(int target) {
   g_target_sdk_version = target;
 }
+
+__LIBC_HIDDEN__ libc_shared_globals* __libc_shared_globals() {
+  static libc_shared_globals globals;
+  return &globals;
+}