diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/fuzzer/FuzzerDriver.cpp b/compiler-rt/lib/fuzzer/FuzzerDriver.cpp
index acebd3a..0f8389c 100644
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/fuzzer/FuzzerDriver.cpp
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/fuzzer/FuzzerDriver.cpp
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@
     Options.FocusFunction = Flags.focus_function;
   if (Flags.data_flow_trace)
     Options.DataFlowTrace = Flags.data_flow_trace;
+  Options.LazyCounters = Flags.lazy_counters;
 
   unsigned Seed = Flags.seed;
   // Initialize Seed.
@@ -658,10 +659,7 @@
   Options.HandleXfsz = Flags.handle_xfsz;
   Options.HandleUsr1 = Flags.handle_usr1;
   Options.HandleUsr2 = Flags.handle_usr2;
-  Options.LazyCounters = Flags.lazy_counters;
   SetSignalHandler(Options);
-  if (Options.LazyCounters)
-    TPC.ProtectLazyCounters();
 
   std::atexit(Fuzzer::StaticExitCallback);