diff --git a/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/libaom_av1_decoder_absent.cc b/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/libaom_av1_decoder_absent.cc
index b97b68b33f..1b387d17ed 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/libaom_av1_decoder_absent.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/libaom_av1_decoder_absent.cc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 namespace webrtc {
 
-const bool kIsLibaomAv1DecoderSupported = false;
+ABSL_CONST_INIT const bool kIsLibaomAv1DecoderSupported = false;
 
 std::unique_ptr<VideoDecoder> CreateLibaomAv1Decoder() {
   return nullptr;
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/libaom_av1_encoder_supported.cc b/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/libaom_av1_encoder_supported.cc
index 900eb137af..97895e270f 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/libaom_av1_encoder_supported.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/libaom_av1_encoder_supported.cc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<VideoEncoder> CreateLibaomAv1EncoderIfSupported() {
   return CreateLibaomAv1Encoder();
 }
 #else
-const bool kIsLibaomAv1EncoderSupported = false;
+ABSL_CONST_INIT const bool kIsLibaomAv1EncoderSupported = false;
 std::unique_ptr<VideoEncoder> CreateLibaomAv1EncoderIfSupported() {
   return nullptr;
 }