1 files changed, 24 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/surface/init.c b/src/core/surface/init.c
index b5019eb03f..4d639fcbce 100644
--- a/src/core/surface/init.c
+++ b/src/core/surface/init.c
@@ -35,12 +35,32 @@
 #include "src/core/statistics/census_interface.h"
 #include "src/core/iomgr/iomgr.h"
 
+static gpr_once g_init = GPR_ONCE_INIT;
+static gpr_mu g_init_mu;
+static int g_initializations;
+
+static void do_init() {
+  gpr_mu_init(&g_init_mu);
+  g_initializations = 0;
+}
+
 void grpc_init(void) {
-  grpc_iomgr_init();
-  census_init();
+  gpr_once_init(&g_init, do_init);
+
+  gpr_mu_lock(&g_init_mu);
+  if (++g_initializations == 1) {
+    grpc_iomgr_init();
+    census_init();
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&g_init_mu);
 }
 
 void grpc_shutdown(void) {
-  grpc_iomgr_shutdown();
-  census_shutdown();
+  gpr_mu_lock(&g_init_mu);
+  if (--g_initializations == 0) {
+    grpc_iomgr_shutdown();
+    census_shutdown();
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&g_init_mu);
 }
+