diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_context.cpp b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_context.cpp
index f639d4ff66..82c22df926 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_context.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_context.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "utils/versions.hpp"
 
 std::vector<hip::Device*> g_devices;
-
+amd::Monitor g_hipInitlock{"hipInit lock"};
 namespace hip {
 thread_local TlsAggregator tls;
 amd::Context* host_context = nullptr;
diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_internal.hpp b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_internal.hpp
index b8028be29c..8066dbced6 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_internal.hpp
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_internal.hpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ typedef struct ihipIpcEventHandle_st {
 
 const char* ihipGetErrorName(hipError_t hip_error);
 
-static  amd::Monitor g_hipInitlock{"hipInit lock"};
+extern amd::Monitor g_hipInitlock;
 #define HIP_INIT(noReturn) {\
     amd::ScopedLock lock(g_hipInitlock);                     \
     if (!amd::Runtime::initialized()) {                      \