diff --git a/src/amd/compiler/tests/framework.h b/src/amd/compiler/tests/framework.h
index fd239e0045d..33180c4f775 100644
--- a/src/amd/compiler/tests/framework.h
+++ b/src/amd/compiler/tests/framework.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct TestDef {
    void (*func)();
 };
 
-extern std::map<std::string, TestDef> tests;
+extern std::map<std::string, TestDef> *tests;
 extern FILE* output;
 
 bool set_variant(const char* name);
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ void skip_test(const char* fmt, ...);
    static void struct_name();                                                                      \
    static __attribute__((constructor)) void CONCAT2(add_test_, __COUNTER__)()                      \
    {                                                                                               \
-      tests[#name] = (TestDef){#name, ACO_TEST_BUILD_ROOT "/" __FILE__, &struct_name};             \
+      if (!tests)                                                                                  \
+         tests = new std::map<std::string, TestDef>;                                               \
+      (*tests)[#name] = (TestDef){#name, ACO_TEST_BUILD_ROOT "/" __FILE__, &struct_name};          \
    }                                                                                               \
    static void struct_name()                                                                       \
    {
diff --git a/src/amd/compiler/tests/main.cpp b/src/amd/compiler/tests/main.cpp
index 29afa166181..5685bfb7ef3 100644
--- a/src/amd/compiler/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/src/amd/compiler/tests/main.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static const char* help_message =
    "  -l --list   List unit tests.\n"
    "  --no-check  Print test output instead of checking it.\n";
 
-std::map<std::string, TestDef> tests;
+std::map<std::string, TestDef> *tests = NULL;
 FILE* output = NULL;
 
 static TestDef current_test;
@@ -225,8 +225,11 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
       return 99;
    }
 
+   if (!tests)
+      tests = new std::map<std::string, TestDef>;
+
    if (do_list) {
-      for (auto test : tests)
+      for (auto test : *tests)
          printf("%s\n", test.first.c_str());
       return 99;
    }
@@ -253,7 +256,7 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 
    aco::init();
 
-   for (auto pair : tests) {
+   for (auto pair : *tests) {
       bool found = names.empty();
       bool all_variants = names.empty();
       std::set<std::string> variants;