diff --git a/docs/root/intro/version_history.rst b/docs/root/intro/version_history.rst
index fc7dba8d2233a..862cb47cd223f 100644
--- a/docs/root/intro/version_history.rst
+++ b/docs/root/intro/version_history.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Version history
 1.15.0 (Pending)
 ================
 
+1.14.1 (April 8, 2020)
+======================
+* request_id_extension: fixed static initialization for noop request id extension.
+
 1.14.0 (April 8, 2020)
 ======================
 * access log: access logger extensions use the "envoy.access_loggers" name space. A mapping
diff --git a/source/common/http/request_id_extension_impl.cc b/source/common/http/request_id_extension_impl.cc
index 1e1e975c487f9..ed4022712fc09 100644
--- a/source/common/http/request_id_extension_impl.cc
+++ b/source/common/http/request_id_extension_impl.cc
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ RequestIDExtensionFactory::defaultInstance(Envoy::Runtime::RandomGenerator& rand
 }
 
 RequestIDExtensionSharedPtr RequestIDExtensionFactory::noopInstance() {
-  static RequestIDExtensionSharedPtr global = std::make_shared<NoopRequestIDExtension>();
-  return global;
+  MUTABLE_CONSTRUCT_ON_FIRST_USE(std::shared_ptr<RequestIDExtension>,
+                                 std::make_shared<NoopRequestIDExtension>());
 }
 
 } // namespace Http