diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h
@@ -1100,6 +1100,12 @@
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
+#if ENABLE_LIBOMPTARGET
+extern void __kmp_init_target_task();
+#endif
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
 #define KMP_UINT64_MAX                                                         \
   (~((kmp_uint64)1 << ((sizeof(kmp_uint64) * (1 << 3)) - 1)))
 
diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
@@ -553,6 +553,14 @@
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
+#if ENABLE_LIBOMPTARGET
+static void __kmp_init_omptarget() {
+  __kmp_init_target_task();
+}
+#endif
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
 #if KMP_DYNAMIC_LIB
 #if KMP_OS_WINDOWS
 
@@ -7041,6 +7049,11 @@
 
   __kmp_validate_locks();
 
+#if ENABLE_LIBOMPTARGET
+  /* Initialize functions from libomptarget */
+  __kmp_init_omptarget();
+#endif
+
   /* Initialize internal memory allocator */
   __kmp_init_allocator();
 
diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_tasking.cpp b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_tasking.cpp
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_tasking.cpp
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_tasking.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@
 #endif
 
 #if ENABLE_LIBOMPTARGET
-// Declaration of synchronization function from libomptarget.
-extern "C" void __tgt_target_nowait_query(void **) KMP_WEAK_ATTRIBUTE_INTERNAL;
+static void (*tgt_target_nowait_query)(void **);
+
+void __kmp_init_target_task() {
+  *(void **)(&tgt_target_nowait_query) = KMP_DLSYM("__tgt_target_nowait_query");
+}
 #endif
 
 /* forward declaration */
@@ -1805,7 +1808,7 @@
       // If we have a valid target async handle, that means that we have already
       // executed the task routine once. We must query for the handle completion
       // instead of re-executing the routine.
-      __tgt_target_nowait_query(&taskdata->td_target_data.async_handle);
+      tgt_target_nowait_query(&taskdata->td_target_data.async_handle);
     } else
 #endif
     if (task->routine != NULL) {