diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/cxxreact/TraceSection.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/cxxreact/TraceSection.h
index e635b9645c6..2678aa1c4c9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/cxxreact/TraceSection.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/cxxreact/TraceSection.h
@@ -117,10 +117,13 @@ static auto render(const T& t)
 inline os_log_t instrumentsLogHandle = nullptr;
 
 static inline os_log_t getOrCreateInstrumentsLogHandle() {
-  if (!instrumentsLogHandle) {
-    instrumentsLogHandle = os_log_create(
-        "dev.reactnative.instruments", OS_LOG_CATEGORY_DYNAMIC_TRACING);
-  }
+  static std::once_flag flag{};
+  std::call_once(flag, []() {
+    if (!instrumentsLogHandle) {
+      instrumentsLogHandle = os_log_create(
+          "dev.reactnative.instruments", OS_LOG_CATEGORY_DYNAMIC_TRACING);
+    }
+  });
   return instrumentsLogHandle;
 }