1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/singleton.h b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/singleton.h
index e123e4fe..9301f549 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/singleton.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/singleton.h
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ class Singleton {
     GoogleOnceInit(&once_, &Singleton<T>::Init);
     return instance_;
   }
+  static void ShutDown() {
+    delete instance_;
+    instance_ = NULL;
+  }
  private:
   static void Init() {
     instance_ = new T();
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ template<typename T>
 ProtobufOnceType Singleton<T>::once_;
 
 template<typename T>
-T* Singleton<T>::instance_;
+T* Singleton<T>::instance_ = NULL;
 }  // namespace internal
 }  // namespace protobuf
 }  // namespace google