diff --git a/src/compiler/clc/clc_helpers.cpp b/src/compiler/clc/clc_helpers.cpp
index ddc6a40f29e..189152c5849 100644
--- a/src/compiler/clc/clc_helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/clc/clc_helpers.cpp
@@ -745,10 +745,7 @@ static std::pair<std::unique_ptr<::llvm::Module>, std::unique_ptr<LLVMContext>>
 clc_compile_to_llvm_module(const struct clc_compile_args *args,
                            const struct clc_logger *logger)
 {
-   LLVMInitializeAllTargets();
-   LLVMInitializeAllTargetInfos();
-   LLVMInitializeAllTargetMCs();
-   LLVMInitializeAllAsmPrinters();
+   clc_initialize_llvm();
 
    std::string log;
    std::unique_ptr<LLVMContext> llvm_ctx { new LLVMContext };
@@ -991,10 +988,7 @@ clc_spir_to_spirv(const struct clc_binary *in_spir,
                   const struct clc_logger *logger,
                   struct clc_binary *out_spirv)
 {
-   LLVMInitializeAllTargets();
-   LLVMInitializeAllTargetInfos();
-   LLVMInitializeAllTargetMCs();
-   LLVMInitializeAllAsmPrinters();
+   clc_initialize_llvm();
 
    std::unique_ptr<LLVMContext> llvm_ctx{ new LLVMContext };
    ::llvm::StringRef spir_ref(static_cast<const char*>(in_spir->data), in_spir->size);
@@ -1152,3 +1146,12 @@ clc_free_spirv_binary(struct clc_binary *spvbin)
 {
    free(spvbin->data);
 }
+
+void
+clc_initialize_llvm(void)
+{
+   LLVMInitializeAllTargets();
+   LLVMInitializeAllTargetInfos();
+   LLVMInitializeAllTargetMCs();
+   LLVMInitializeAllAsmPrinters();
+}
diff --git a/src/compiler/clc/clc_helpers.h b/src/compiler/clc/clc_helpers.h
index cbad142efeb..0ad0990f074 100644
--- a/src/compiler/clc/clc_helpers.h
+++ b/src/compiler/clc/clc_helpers.h
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+void
+clc_initialize_llvm(void);
+
 bool
 clc_spirv_get_kernels_info(const struct clc_binary *spvbin,
                            const struct clc_kernel_info **kernels,