diff --git a/libcxxabi/test/forced_unwind2.pass.cpp b/libcxxabi/test/forced_unwind2.pass.cpp
index 6ec27e4a65557..edd0a3b175f06 100644
--- a/libcxxabi/test/forced_unwind2.pass.cpp
+++ b/libcxxabi/test/forced_unwind2.pass.cpp
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ struct Stop<R (*)(Args...)> {
 };
 
 static void forced_unwind() {
-  _Unwind_Exception* exc = new _Unwind_Exception;
-  memset(&exc->exception_class, 0, sizeof(exc->exception_class));
-  exc->exception_cleanup = 0;
-  _Unwind_ForcedUnwind(exc, Stop<_Unwind_Stop_Fn>::stop, 0);
+  static _Unwind_Exception exc = {};
+  _Unwind_ForcedUnwind(&exc, Stop<_Unwind_Stop_Fn>::stop, 0);
   abort();
 }