diff --git a/runtime/common_runtime_test.cc b/runtime/common_runtime_test.cc
index c7cee47..8486597 100644
--- a/runtime/common_runtime_test.cc
+++ b/runtime/common_runtime_test.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "gc_root-inl.h"
 #include "gc/heap.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "interpreter/unstarted_runtime.h"
 #include "jni_internal.h"
 #include "mirror/class_loader.h"
 #include "mem_map.h"
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@
   CHECK_EQ(0, unlink_result);
 }
 
+static bool unstarted_initialized_ = false;
+
 CommonRuntimeTest::CommonRuntimeTest() {}
 CommonRuntimeTest::~CommonRuntimeTest() {
   // Ensure the dex files are cleaned up before the runtime.
@@ -239,7 +242,10 @@
 
   // Initialize maps for unstarted runtime. This needs to be here, as running clinits needs this
   // set up.
-  interpreter::UnstartedRuntimeInitialize();
+  if (!unstarted_initialized_) {
+    interpreter::UnstartedRuntimeInitialize();
+    unstarted_initialized_ = true;
+  }
 
   class_linker_->RunRootClinits();
   boot_class_path_ = class_linker_->GetBootClassPath();