diff --git a/libselinux-2.0.59/src/setrans_client.c b/libselinux-2.0.59/src/setrans_client.c
index 1426e98..a2d0d34 100644
--- a/libselinux-2.0.59/src/setrans_client.c
+++ b/libselinux-2.0.59/src/setrans_client.c
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ hidden void fini_context_translations(void)
 hidden int init_context_translations(void)
 {
 	mls_enabled = is_selinux_mls_enabled();
+	// set initial values to work around crash from very late first reference in fini.
+	// The "static __thread .. = NULL" initialization isn't working.
+	prev_r2t_trans = NULL;
+	prev_r2t_raw = NULL;
+	prev_t2r_trans = NULL;
+	prev_t2r_raw = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }