diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/signal_handler.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/signal_handler.cpp
index 7085c63bdf..cf26d06df4 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/signal_handler.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/signal_handler.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ SignalHandler::get_logger()
 SignalHandler &
 SignalHandler::get_global_signal_handler()
 {
-  static SignalHandler signal_handler;
+  static SignalHandler & signal_handler = *new SignalHandler();
   return signal_handler;
 }