diff --git a/src/sync.cpp b/src/sync.cpp
index 1f27aeb40b275..28a4e37e68d05 100644
--- a/src/sync.cpp
+++ b/src/sync.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct LockData {
     std::mutex dd_mutex;
 } static lockdata;
 
-static thread_local std::unique_ptr<LockStack> lockstack;
+static thread_local LockStack g_lockstack;
 
 static void potential_deadlock_detected(const std::pair<void*, void*>& mismatch, const LockStack& s1, const LockStack& s2)
 {
@@ -105,21 +105,18 @@ static void potential_deadlock_detected(const std::pair<void*, void*>& mismatch,
 
 static void push_lock(void* c, const CLockLocation& locklocation)
 {
-    if (!lockstack)
-        lockstack.reset(new LockStack);
-
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lockdata.dd_mutex);
 
-    lockstack->push_back(std::make_pair(c, locklocation));
+    g_lockstack.push_back(std::make_pair(c, locklocation));
 
-    for (const std::pair<void*, CLockLocation> & i : (*lockstack)) {
+    for (const std::pair<void*, CLockLocation>& i : g_lockstack) {
         if (i.first == c)
             break;
 
         std::pair<void*, void*> p1 = std::make_pair(i.first, c);
         if (lockdata.lockorders.count(p1))
             continue;
-        lockdata.lockorders[p1] = (*lockstack);
+        lockdata.lockorders[p1] = g_lockstack;
 
         std::pair<void*, void*> p2 = std::make_pair(c, i.first);
         lockdata.invlockorders.insert(p2);
@@ -130,7 +127,7 @@ static void push_lock(void* c, const CLockLocation& locklocation)
 
 static void pop_lock()
 {
-    (*lockstack).pop_back();
+    g_lockstack.pop_back();
 }
 
 void EnterCritical(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int nLine, void* cs, bool fTry)
@@ -146,14 +143,14 @@ void LeaveCritical()
 std::string LocksHeld()
 {
     std::string result;
-    for (const std::pair<void*, CLockLocation> & i : *lockstack)
+    for (const std::pair<void*, CLockLocation>& i : g_lockstack)
         result += i.second.ToString() + std::string("\n");
     return result;
 }
 
 void AssertLockHeldInternal(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int nLine, void* cs)
 {
-    for (const std::pair<void*, CLockLocation> & i : *lockstack)
+    for (const std::pair<void*, CLockLocation>& i : g_lockstack)
         if (i.first == cs)
             return;
     fprintf(stderr, "Assertion failed: lock %s not held in %s:%i; locks held:\n%s", pszName, pszFile, nLine, LocksHeld().c_str());
@@ -162,7 +159,7 @@ void AssertLockHeldInternal(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int nLine,
 
 void AssertLockNotHeldInternal(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int nLine, void* cs)
 {
-    for (const std::pair<void*, CLockLocation>& i : *lockstack) {
+    for (const std::pair<void*, CLockLocation>& i : g_lockstack) {
         if (i.first == cs) {
             fprintf(stderr, "Assertion failed: lock %s held in %s:%i; locks held:\n%s", pszName, pszFile, nLine, LocksHeld().c_str());
             abort();