1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/lockfree_event.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/lockfree_event.cc
index d477f64ba5..f0e798e8d8 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/lockfree_event.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/lockfree_event.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ extern grpc_core::TraceFlag grpc_polling_trace;
 
 namespace grpc_core {
 
-LockfreeEvent::LockfreeEvent() {
+LockfreeEvent::LockfreeEvent() { InitEvent(); }
+
+void LockfreeEvent::InitEvent() {
   /* Perform an atomic store to start the state machine.
 
      Note carefully that LockfreeEvent *MAY* be used whilst in a destroyed
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ LockfreeEvent::LockfreeEvent() {
   gpr_atm_no_barrier_store(&state_, kClosureNotReady);
 }
 
-LockfreeEvent::~LockfreeEvent() {
+void LockfreeEvent::DestroyEvent() {
   gpr_atm curr;
   do {
     curr = gpr_atm_no_barrier_load(&state_);