diff --git a/Static.cpp b/Static.cpp
index c63e503..a84f811 100644
--- a/Static.cpp
+++ b/Static.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
 // ------------ ProcessState.cpp
 
-Mutex gProcessMutex;
+Mutex& gProcessMutex = *new Mutex;
 sp<ProcessState> gProcess;
 
 class LibHwbinderIPCtStatics
diff --git a/include/hwbinder/Static.h b/include/hwbinder/Static.h
index 99821ca..4b84c89 100644
--- a/include/hwbinder/Static.h
+++ b/include/hwbinder/Static.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 extern Vector<int32_t> gTextBuffers;
 
 // For ProcessState.cpp
-extern Mutex gProcessMutex;
+extern Mutex& gProcessMutex;
 extern sp<ProcessState> gProcess;
 
 }   // namespace hardware