diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/sanitizer_mutex.cpp b/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/sanitizer_mutex.cpp
index 40fe56661250e5..1cadca4be382b6 100644
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/sanitizer_mutex.cpp
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/sanitizer_mutex.cpp
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ struct InternalDeadlockDetector {
     return initialized > 0;
   }
 };
-
-static THREADLOCAL InternalDeadlockDetector deadlock_detector;
+__attribute__((tls_model("initial-exec"))) static THREADLOCAL
+    InternalDeadlockDetector deadlock_detector;
 
 void CheckedMutex::LockImpl(uptr pc) { deadlock_detector.Lock(type_, pc); }