1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/init.c b/src/core/lib/surface/init.c
index f61bf1582e..cfa1882775 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/init.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/init.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/iomgr.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/slice/slice_internal.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/surface/api_trace.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/surface/call.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/surface/channel_init.h"
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ void grpc_init(void) {
   gpr_mu_lock(&g_init_mu);
   if (++g_initializations == 1) {
     gpr_time_init();
+    grpc_slice_intern_init();
     grpc_mdctx_global_init();
     grpc_channel_init_init();
     grpc_register_tracer("api", &grpc_api_trace);
@@ -242,6 +244,7 @@ void grpc_shutdown(void) {
     }
     grpc_mdctx_global_shutdown(&exec_ctx);
     grpc_handshaker_factory_registry_shutdown(&exec_ctx);
+    grpc_slice_intern_shutdown();
   }
   gpr_mu_unlock(&g_init_mu);
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);