diff --git a/common/cpp/sync_point.cpp b/common/cpp/sync_point.cpp
index 02bdce1ec3487a..209d5dcf0d5df9 100644
--- a/common/cpp/sync_point.cpp
+++ b/common/cpp/sync_point.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ struct SyncPoint::Data { // impl
 };
 
 SyncPoint* SyncPoint::get_instance() {
-  static SyncPoint sync_point;
-  return &sync_point;
+  static auto* sync_point = new SyncPoint();
+  return sync_point;
 }
 SyncPoint::SyncPoint() : 
   impl_(new Data) {