diff --git a/modules/core/src/system.cpp b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
index df9e8a0ce76f82c3e84ec69a8aeab19b9909c33f..e2284b041523bd8336f01086eb9adb7a53a63eca 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/system.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
@@ -1834,6 +1834,12 @@ static void WINAPI opencv_fls_destructor(void* pData)
 #endif // CV_USE_FLS
 #endif // _WIN32
 
+static TlsAbstraction* const g_force_initialization_of_TlsAbstraction
+#if defined __GNUC__
+    __attribute__((unused))
+#endif
+    = getTlsAbstraction();
+
 } // namespace details
 using namespace details;