4 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/absl/flags/flag.h b/absl/flags/flag.h
index e1707252..cdac545b 100644
--- a/absl/flags/flag.h
+++ b/absl/flags/flag.h
@@ -381,8 +381,10 @@ ABSL_NAMESPACE_END
 // unused.
 // TODO(rogeeff): replace RETIRED_FLAGS with FLAGS once forward declarations of
 // retired flags are cleaned up.
-#define ABSL_RETIRED_FLAG(type, name, default_value, explanation)            \
-  ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED static const absl::flags_internal::RetiredFlag<type> \
-      RETIRED_FLAGS_##name(#name)
+#define ABSL_RETIRED_FLAG(type, name, default_value, explanation)      \
+  static absl::flags_internal::RetiredFlag<type> RETIRED_FLAGS_##name; \
+  ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED static const auto RETIRED_FLAGS_REG_##name =   \
+      (RETIRED_FLAGS_##name.Retire(#name),                             \
+       ::absl::flags_internal::FlagRegistrarEmpty{})
 
 #endif  // ABSL_FLAGS_FLAG_H_
diff --git a/absl/flags/flag_test.cc b/absl/flags/flag_test.cc
index 2eb2ba71..654c8122 100644
--- a/absl/flags/flag_test.cc
+++ b/absl/flags/flag_test.cc
@@ -812,6 +812,17 @@ ABSL_RETIRED_FLAG(bool, old_bool_flag, true, "old descr");
 ABSL_RETIRED_FLAG(int, old_int_flag, (int)std::sqrt(10), "old descr");
 ABSL_RETIRED_FLAG(std::string, old_str_flag, "", absl::StrCat("old ", "descr"));
 
+bool initializaion_order_fiasco_test = [] {
+  // Iterate over all the flags during static initialization.
+  // This should not trigger ASan's initialization-order-fiasco.
+  auto* handle1 = absl::FindCommandLineFlag("flag_on_separate_file");
+  auto* handle2 = absl::FindCommandLineFlag("retired_flag_on_separate_file");
+  if (handle1 != nullptr && handle2 != nullptr) {
+    return handle1->Name() == handle2->Name();
+  }
+  return true;
+}();
+
 namespace {
 
 TEST_F(FlagTest, TestRetiredFlagRegistration) {
diff --git a/absl/flags/flag_test_defs.cc b/absl/flags/flag_test_defs.cc
index 3366c580..4e1693cd 100644
--- a/absl/flags/flag_test_defs.cc
+++ b/absl/flags/flag_test_defs.cc
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@
 
 ABSL_FLAG(int, mistyped_int_flag, 0, "");
 ABSL_FLAG(std::string, mistyped_string_flag, "", "");
+ABSL_FLAG(bool, flag_on_separate_file, false, "");
+ABSL_RETIRED_FLAG(bool, retired_flag_on_separate_file, false, "");
diff --git a/absl/flags/internal/registry.h b/absl/flags/internal/registry.h
index 5f85ded5..1df2db79 100644
--- a/absl/flags/internal/registry.h
+++ b/absl/flags/internal/registry.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ constexpr size_t kRetiredFlagObjAlignment = alignof(void*);
 template <typename T>
 class RetiredFlag {
  public:
-  explicit RetiredFlag(const char* flag_name) {
+  void Retire(const char* flag_name) {
     flags_internal::Retire(flag_name, base_internal::FastTypeId<T>(), buf_);
   }