diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/sanitizer_mutex.cpp b/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/sanitizer_mutex.cpp
index 40fe56661250e..97085e895a34b 100644
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/sanitizer_mutex.cpp
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/sanitizer_mutex.cpp
@@ -212,8 +212,10 @@ struct InternalDeadlockDetector {
     return initialized > 0;
   }
 };
-
-static THREADLOCAL InternalDeadlockDetector deadlock_detector;
+// This variable is used by the __tls_get_addr interceptor, so cannot use the
+// global-dynamic TLS model, as that would result in crashes.
+__attribute__((tls_model("initial-exec"))) static THREADLOCAL
+    InternalDeadlockDetector deadlock_detector;
 
 void CheckedMutex::LockImpl(uptr pc) { deadlock_detector.Lock(type_, pc); }