diff --git a/connections/implementation/mediums/ble_v2/ble_utils.cc b/connections/implementation/mediums/ble_v2/ble_utils.cc
index 32aa1cba..7c5b517c 100644
--- a/connections/implementation/mediums/ble_v2/ble_utils.cc
+++ b/connections/implementation/mediums/ble_v2/ble_utils.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ std::string StringToPrintableHexString(const std::string& source) {
 
 }  // namespace
 
-const Uuid kCopresenceServiceUuid(kCopresenceServiceUuidMsb,
+ABSL_CONST_INIT const Uuid kCopresenceServiceUuid(kCopresenceServiceUuidMsb,
                                   kCopresenceServiceUuidLsb);
 
 ByteArray GenerateHash(const std::string& source, size_t size) {