diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/Timer.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/Timer.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/Timer.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/Timer.h
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@
   /// Prints all timers as JSON key/value pairs.
   static const char *printAllJSONValues(raw_ostream &OS, const char *delim);
 
-  /// Ensure global timer group lists are initialized. This function is mostly
-  /// used by the Statistic code to influence the construction and destruction
-  /// order of the global timer lists.
-  static void ConstructTimerLists();
+  /// Ensure global objects required for statistics printing are initialized.
+  /// This function is used by the Statistic code to ensure correct order of
+  /// global constructors and destructors.
+  static void ConstructForStatistics();
 
   /// This makes the default group unmanaged, and lets the user manage the
   /// group's lifetime.
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/Statistic.cpp b/llvm/lib/Support/Statistic.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/Statistic.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/Statistic.cpp
@@ -120,8 +120,9 @@
 }
 
 StatisticInfo::StatisticInfo() {
-  // Ensure timergroup lists are created first so they are destructed after us.
-  TimerGroup::ConstructTimerLists();
+  // Ensure that necessary timer global objects are created first so they are
+  // destructed after us.
+  TimerGroup::ConstructForStatistics();
 }
 
 // Print information when destroyed, iff command line option is specified.
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/Timer.cpp b/llvm/lib/Support/Timer.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/Timer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/Timer.cpp
@@ -499,7 +499,8 @@
   return delim;
 }
 
-void TimerGroup::ConstructTimerLists() {
+void TimerGroup::ConstructForStatistics() {
+  (void)getLibSupportInfoOutputFilename();
   (void)*NamedGroupedTimers;
 }