diff --git a/src/common/any.cpp b/src/common/any.cpp
index 76f32a9824..b4141c47e5 100644
--- a/src/common/any.cpp
+++ b/src/common/any.cpp
@@ -121,16 +121,27 @@ private:
     wxVector<wxAnyToVariantRegistration*>   m_anyToVariantRegs;
 };
 
-static wxScopedPtr<wxAnyValueTypeGlobals> g_wxAnyValueTypeGlobals;
+static wxScopedPtr<wxAnyValueTypeGlobals>& GetAnyValueTypeGlobals()
+{
+    static wxScopedPtr<wxAnyValueTypeGlobals> s_wxAnyValueTypeGlobals;
+    if ( !s_wxAnyValueTypeGlobals )
+    {
+        // Notice that it is _not_ sufficient to just initialize the static
+        // object like this because it can be used after it was reset by
+        // wxAnyValueTypeGlobalsManager if the library is shut down and then
+        // initialized again.
+        s_wxAnyValueTypeGlobals.reset(new wxAnyValueTypeGlobals());
+    }
+
+    return s_wxAnyValueTypeGlobals;
+}
 
 
 WX_IMPLEMENT_ANY_VALUE_TYPE(wxAnyValueTypeImplVariantData)
 
 void wxPreRegisterAnyToVariant(wxAnyToVariantRegistration* reg)
 {
-    if ( !g_wxAnyValueTypeGlobals )
-        g_wxAnyValueTypeGlobals.reset(new wxAnyValueTypeGlobals());
-    g_wxAnyValueTypeGlobals->PreRegisterAnyToVariant(reg);
+    GetAnyValueTypeGlobals()->PreRegisterAnyToVariant(reg);
 }
 
 bool wxConvertAnyToVariant(const wxAny& any, wxVariant* variant)
@@ -175,7 +186,7 @@ bool wxConvertAnyToVariant(const wxAny& any, wxVariant* variant)
 
     // Find matching factory function
     wxVariantDataFactory f =
-        g_wxAnyValueTypeGlobals->FindVariantDataFactory(any.GetType());
+        GetAnyValueTypeGlobals()->FindVariantDataFactory(any.GetType());
 
     wxVariantData* data = NULL;
 
@@ -223,7 +234,7 @@ public:
     }
     virtual void OnExit() wxOVERRIDE
     {
-        g_wxAnyValueTypeGlobals.reset();
+        GetAnyValueTypeGlobals().reset();
     }
 private:
 };