diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/console_globals.h b/include/spdlog/details/console_globals.h
index 9c552106a..5710fd4d2 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/console_globals.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/console_globals.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace details {
 struct console_mutex {
     using mutex_t = std::mutex;
     static mutex_t &mutex() {
-        static mutex_t s_mutex;
+        static mutex_t& s_mutex = *new mutex_t;
         return s_mutex;
     }
 };
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct console_mutex {
 struct console_nullmutex {
     using mutex_t = null_mutex;
     static mutex_t &mutex() {
-        static mutex_t s_mutex;
+        static mutex_t& s_mutex = *new mutex_t;
         return s_mutex;
     }
 };
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
index f447848ee..dc5689288 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void registry::set_levels(log_levels levels, level::level_enum *gl
 }
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE registry &registry::instance() {
-    static registry s_instance;
+    static registry& s_instance = *new registry;
     return s_instance;
 }