diff --git a/src/libcxx/cxa.cpp b/src/libcxx/cxa.cpp
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+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "abort_message.h"
+
+// https://itanium-cxx-abi.github.io/cxx-abi/abi.html#dso-dtor-runtime-api
+
+// __int64_t
+typedef int64_t __guard;
+
+extern "C" {
+[[gnu::cold]] int __cxa_guard_acquire(__guard *);
+[[gnu::cold]] void __cxa_guard_release(__guard *);
+[[noreturn, gnu::cold]] void __cxa_guard_abort(__guard *);
+}
+
+int __cxa_guard_acquire(__guard *guard_object) {
+    unsigned char const *flag = (unsigned char const *)guard_object;
+    if (*flag == 0) {
+        // initialization not yet complete
+        return 1;
+    }
+    // otherwise
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void __cxa_guard_release(__guard *guard_object) {
+    unsigned char *flag = (unsigned char *)guard_object;
+    // set to a non-zero value
+    *flag = 1;
+}
+
+void __cxa_guard_abort([[maybe_unused]] __guard *guard_object) {
+    std::__abort_message("__cxa_guard_abort");
+}