diff --git a/libcxxabi/src/cxa_default_handlers.cpp b/libcxxabi/src/cxa_default_handlers.cpp
--- a/libcxxabi/src/cxa_default_handlers.cpp
+++ b/libcxxabi/src/cxa_default_handlers.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@
 _LIBCXXABI_DATA_VIS
 _LIBCPP_SAFE_STATIC std::unexpected_handler __cxa_unexpected_handler = default_unexpected_handler;
 
-std::new_handler __cxa_new_handler = 0;
+_LIBCXXABI_DATA_VIS
+_LIBCPP_SAFE_STATIC std::new_handler __cxa_new_handler = 0;
 
 namespace std
 {