diff --git a/runtime/openjdkjvmti/OpenjdkJvmTi.cc b/runtime/openjdkjvmti/OpenjdkJvmTi.cc
index 6812a92..36be2a0 100644
--- a/runtime/openjdkjvmti/OpenjdkJvmTi.cc
+++ b/runtime/openjdkjvmti/OpenjdkJvmTi.cc
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
 
 namespace openjdkjvmti {
 
-ObjectTagTable gObjectTagTable;
 EventHandler gEventHandler;
+ObjectTagTable gObjectTagTable(&gEventHandler);
 
 class JvmtiFunctions {
  private: