diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/include/Debug.h b/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/include/Debug.h
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/include/Debug.h
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/include/Debug.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
 struct DebugEntryRAII {
   DebugEntryRAII(const char *File, const unsigned Line, const char *Function);
   ~DebugEntryRAII();
+
+  static void init();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/src/Debug.cpp b/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/src/Debug.cpp
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/src/Debug.cpp
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/src/Debug.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 }
 
 /// Current indentation level for the function trace. Only accessed by thread 0.
-static uint32_t Level = 0;
+static uint32_t Level;
 #pragma omp allocate(Level) allocator(omp_pteam_mem_alloc)
 
 DebugEntryRAII::DebugEntryRAII(const char *File, const unsigned Line,
@@ -55,4 +55,6 @@
     Level--;
 }
 
+void DebugEntryRAII::init() { Level = 0; }
+
 #pragma omp end declare target
diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/src/State.cpp b/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/src/State.cpp
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/src/State.cpp
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/src/State.cpp
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@
 }
 
 void state::init(bool IsSPMD) {
+  DebugEntryRAII::init();
   SharedMemorySmartStack.init(IsSPMD);
   if (mapping::isInitialThreadInLevel0(IsSPMD))
     TeamState.init(IsSPMD);