diff --git a/src/sysc/kernel/sc_process.cpp b/src/sysc/kernel/sc_process.cpp
index bc3c12ad1..66bdefa6c 100644
--- a/src/sysc/kernel/sc_process.cpp
+++ b/src/sysc/kernel/sc_process.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,14 @@ namespace sc_core {
 
 std::vector<sc_event*>  sc_process_handle::empty_event_vector;
 std::vector<sc_object*> sc_process_handle::empty_object_vector;
-sc_event                sc_process_handle::non_event( sc_event::kernel_event );
+
+// If m_target_p == 0.
+sc_event &sc_process_handle::non_event(void) const {
+    sc_simcontext *sc = sc_get_curr_simcontext();
+    if (!sc->m_non_event)
+        sc->m_non_event = new sc_event(sc_event::kernel_event);
+    return *sc->m_non_event;
+}
 
 // Last process that was created:
 
diff --git a/src/sysc/kernel/sc_process_handle.h b/src/sysc/kernel/sc_process_handle.h
index a70fe0702..cc299646e 100644
--- a/src/sysc/kernel/sc_process_handle.h
+++ b/src/sysc/kernel/sc_process_handle.h
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ class SC_API sc_process_handle {
     sc_process_b* m_target_p;   // Target for this object instance.
 
   protected:
-    static std::vector<sc_event*>  empty_event_vector;  // If m_target_p == 0.
-    static std::vector<sc_object*> empty_object_vector; // If m_target_p == 0.
-    static sc_event                non_event;           // If m_target_p == 0.
+    static std::vector<sc_event*>  empty_event_vector;    // If m_target_p == 0.
+    static std::vector<sc_object*> empty_object_vector;   // If m_target_p == 0.
+    sc_event&                      non_event(void) const; // If m_target_p == 0.
 };
 
 inline bool operator == (
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ inline sc_event& sc_process_handle::reset_event() const
     else
     {
         SC_REPORT_WARNING( SC_ID_EMPTY_PROCESS_HANDLE_, "reset()");
-        return sc_process_handle::non_event;
+        return sc_process_handle::non_event();
     }
 }
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ inline sc_event& sc_process_handle::terminated_event()
     else
     {
         SC_REPORT_WARNING( SC_ID_EMPTY_PROCESS_HANDLE_, "terminated_event()");
-        return sc_process_handle::non_event;
+        return sc_process_handle::non_event();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sysc/kernel/sc_simcontext.cpp b/src/sysc/kernel/sc_simcontext.cpp
index 6f7b398d0..fbc38d8f7 100644
--- a/src/sysc/kernel/sc_simcontext.cpp
+++ b/src/sysc/kernel/sc_simcontext.cpp
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ sc_simcontext::init()
     m_cor = 0;
     m_reset_finder_q = 0;
     m_none_event = NULL;
+    m_non_event = NULL;
     m_in_simulator_control = false;
     m_start_of_simulation_called = false;
     m_end_of_simulation_called = false;
@@ -399,6 +400,9 @@ sc_simcontext::clean()
         m_reset_finder_q = rf->m_next_p;
         delete rf;
     }
+
+    if (m_non_event)
+        delete m_non_event;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/sysc/kernel/sc_simcontext.h b/src/sysc/kernel/sc_simcontext.h
index edde987fe..2911b9a79 100644
--- a/src/sysc/kernel/sc_simcontext.h
+++ b/src/sysc/kernel/sc_simcontext.h
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ class SC_API sc_simcontext
     sc_reset_finder*            m_reset_finder_q; // Q of reset finders to reconcile.
 
     sc_event*                   m_none_event; // never notified event
+    sc_event*                   m_non_event;  // used by sc_process_handle if m_target_p == 0
 
 private: