diff --git a/Source/ASRunLoopQueue.h b/Source/ASRunLoopQueue.h
index fca77c0f49..07f3682bbf 100644
--- a/Source/ASRunLoopQueue.h
+++ b/Source/ASRunLoopQueue.h
@@ -68,13 +68,14 @@ AS_SUBCLASSING_RESTRICTED
 
 @end
 
+extern ASCATransactionQueue *_ASSharedCATransactionQueue;
+extern dispatch_once_t _ASSharedCATransactionQueueOnceToken;
+
 NS_INLINE ASCATransactionQueue *ASCATransactionQueueGet(void) {
-  static ASCATransactionQueue *q;
-  static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
-  dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
-    q = [[ASCATransactionQueue alloc] init];
+  dispatch_once(&_ASSharedCATransactionQueueOnceToken, ^{
+    _ASSharedCATransactionQueue = [[ASCATransactionQueue alloc] init];
   });
-  return q;
+  return _ASSharedCATransactionQueue;
 }
 
 @interface ASDeallocQueue : NSObject
diff --git a/Source/ASRunLoopQueue.mm b/Source/ASRunLoopQueue.mm
index c85dccb92e..4aefeeb89d 100644
--- a/Source/ASRunLoopQueue.mm
+++ b/Source/ASRunLoopQueue.mm
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ ASSynthesizeLockingMethodsWithMutex(_internalQueueLock)
 // but after most other scheduled work on the runloop has processed.
 static int const kASASCATransactionQueueOrder = 1000000;
 
+ASCATransactionQueue *_ASSharedCATransactionQueue;
+dispatch_once_t _ASSharedCATransactionQueueOnceToken;
+
 - (instancetype)init
 {
   if (self = [super init]) {