diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libSceAjm.native/CMakeLists.txt b/core/libs/prx/libSceAjm.native/CMakeLists.txt
index aa4e24f83..a231a1529 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libSceAjm.native/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libSceAjm.native/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     target_link_libraries(guest_ajm_tests PRIVATE libSceAjm.native libc)
     configure_windows_unwind(guest_ajm_tests)
     add_test(NAME guest_ajm COMMAND guest_ajm_tests)
+    if(UNIX)
+        add_test_executable(guest_ajm_teardown_tests ${LIBS_INCLUDE_DIR}/tests/GuestAjmTeardown.cpp)
+        target_include_directories(guest_ajm_teardown_tests PRIVATE ${LIBS_INCLUDE_DIR})
+        target_link_libraries(guest_ajm_teardown_tests PRIVATE libc ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
+        add_dependencies(guest_ajm_teardown_tests libSceAjm.native)
+        add_test(NAME guest_ajm_teardown COMMAND guest_ajm_teardown_tests $<TARGET_FILE:libSceAjm.native>)
+    endif()
     if(WIN32)
         set_tests_properties(guest_ajm PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT_MODIFICATION
             "PATH=path_list_prepend:$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:libSceAjm.native>")
diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libSceAjm.native/src/Ajm.cpp b/core/libs/prx/libSceAjm.native/src/Ajm.cpp
index b7649e151..2a10bf7d4 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libSceAjm.native/src/Ajm.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libSceAjm.native/src/Ajm.cpp
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ struct Instance {
     }
 };
 
-std::mutex g_lock;
-std::map<std::uint32_t, std::unique_ptr<Instance>> g_instances;
+std::mutex& g_lock = *new std::mutex();
+std::map<std::uint32_t, std::unique_ptr<Instance>>& g_instances = *new std::map<std::uint32_t, std::unique_ptr<Instance>>();
 std::atomic<std::uint32_t> g_nextContext{1};
 std::atomic<std::uint32_t> g_nextInstance{1};
 std::atomic<std::uint32_t> g_nextBatch{1};
-std::mutex g_batchLock;
-std::set<std::uint32_t> g_batches;
+std::mutex& g_batchLock = *new std::mutex();
+std::set<std::uint32_t>& g_batches = *new std::set<std::uint32_t>();
 
 enum class JobKind : std::uint32_t {
     Initialize = 1,
diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libkernel/Apr/src/Apr.cpp b/core/libs/prx/libkernel/Apr/src/Apr.cpp
index a363671b9..d4e4cd421 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libkernel/Apr/src/Apr.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libkernel/Apr/src/Apr.cpp
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ struct AprFile {
     std::uint64_t size;
 };
 
-std::mutex g_filesLock;
-std::vector<AprFile> g_files;
-std::unordered_map<std::string, std::uint32_t> g_idsByPath;
+std::mutex& g_filesLock = *new std::mutex();
+std::vector<AprFile>& g_files = *new std::vector<AprFile>();
+std::unordered_map<std::string, std::uint32_t>& g_idsByPath = *new std::unordered_map<std::string, std::uint32_t>();
 
 // File sizes by directory, listed on first use. Titles resolve thousands of package paths at startup,
 // and one size query per path took over 20 s; a listing costs one directory read. Names are compared
 // case-insensitively, like the host file system.
-std::mutex g_directoriesLock;
-std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unordered_map<std::string, std::uint64_t>> g_directories;
+std::mutex& g_directoriesLock = *new std::mutex();
+std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unordered_map<std::string, std::uint64_t>>& g_directories = *new std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unordered_map<std::string, std::uint64_t>>();
 
 std::string _foldCase(std::string text) {
     for (auto& character : text) {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void _writeAddress(const Apr::WriteAddressCommand& command) {
 
 std::array<std::atomic<std::uint32_t>, 256> g_counters{};
 
-std::mutex g_counterWrites;
+std::mutex& g_counterWrites = *new std::mutex();
 
 std::uint32_t _counter(std::uint32_t index) {
     return g_counters[index % g_counters.size()].load(std::memory_order_acquire);
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ struct AmmState {
 };
 
 AmmState& _amm() {
-    static AmmState state;
+    static auto& state = *new AmmState();
     return state;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/libs/tests/GuestAjmTeardown.cpp b/core/libs/tests/GuestAjmTeardown.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c62f9ffff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/libs/tests/GuestAjmTeardown.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#include "SceTypes.hpp"
+#include "prx/libc/include/general/VabiMacros.hpp"
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+namespace {
+
+using Initialize = int (APS5_VABI*)(std::int64_t, std::uint32_t*);
+using InstanceCreate = int (APS5_VABI*)(std::uint32_t, std::uint32_t, std::uint64_t, std::uint32_t*);
+using InstanceDestroy = int (APS5_VABI*)(std::uint32_t, std::uint32_t);
+using BatchInitialize = int (APS5_VABI*)(void*, std::size_t, AjmBatchInfo*);
+using BatchJobClearContext = int (APS5_VABI*)(AjmBatchInfo*, std::uint32_t, void*);
+using BatchStart = int (APS5_VABI*)(std::uint32_t, const AjmBatchInfo*, int, AjmBatchError*, std::uint32_t*);
+using BatchWait = int (APS5_VABI*)(std::uint32_t, std::uint32_t, std::uint32_t, AjmBatchError*);
+
+struct Functions {
+    Initialize initialize;
+    InstanceCreate instanceCreate;
+    InstanceDestroy instanceDestroy;
+    BatchInitialize batchInitialize;
+    BatchJobClearContext batchJobClearContext;
+    BatchStart batchStart;
+    BatchWait batchWait;
+};
+
+struct SidebandResult {
+    std::int32_t result;
+    std::int32_t internalResult;
+};
+
+Functions ajm{};
+std::uint32_t context = 0;
+std::uint32_t instance = 0;
+
+[[noreturn]] void Fail(const char* message) {
+    std::fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
+    std::fflush(stderr);
+    std::_Exit(1);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+T Resolve(void* library, const char* name) {
+    auto* symbol = dlsym(library, name);
+    if (symbol == nullptr) Fail(name);
+    return reinterpret_cast<T>(symbol);
+}
+
+void UseAfterStaticTeardown() {
+    alignas(16) std::uint8_t buffer[0x100]{};
+    AjmBatchInfo info{};
+    SidebandResult sideband{-1, -1};
+    if (ajm.batchInitialize(buffer, sizeof(buffer), &info) != 0 || ajm.batchJobClearContext(&info, instance, &sideband) != 0) Fail("a batch cannot be built after static teardown");
+    std::uint32_t batch = 0;
+    AjmBatchError error{};
+    if (ajm.batchStart(context, &info, 0, &error, &batch) != 0) Fail("sceAjmBatchStart failed after static teardown");
+    if (sideband.result != 0) Fail("an instance created before exit is unknown after static teardown");
+    if (ajm.batchWait(context, batch, 0, &error) != 0) Fail("sceAjmBatchWait does not find a batch started after static teardown");
+    if (ajm.instanceDestroy(context, instance) != 0) Fail("sceAjmInstanceDestroy does not find the instance after static teardown");
+}
+
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    if (argc != 2) Fail("usage: guest_ajm_teardown_tests <libSceAjm.native>");
+    if (std::atexit(UseAfterStaticTeardown) != 0) Fail("atexit failed");
+    auto* library = dlopen(argv[1], RTLD_NOW);
+    if (library == nullptr) Fail(dlerror());
+    ajm = {
+        Resolve<Initialize>(library, "sceAjmInitialize"),
+        Resolve<InstanceCreate>(library, "sceAjmInstanceCreate"),
+        Resolve<InstanceDestroy>(library, "sceAjmInstanceDestroy"),
+        Resolve<BatchInitialize>(library, "sceAjmBatchInitialize"),
+        Resolve<BatchJobClearContext>(library, "sceAjmBatchJobClearContext"),
+        Resolve<BatchStart>(library, "sceAjmBatchStart"),
+        Resolve<BatchWait>(library, "sceAjmBatchWait"),
+    };
+    if (ajm.initialize(0, &context) != 0 || ajm.instanceCreate(context, 0, 0, &instance) != 0) Fail("AJM setup failed");
+    return 0;
+}