diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 213c69005..fe57e7ce9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -737,6 +737,9 @@ jobs:
             args: -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20
           - python: 3.8
             args: -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17
+          - python: 3.7
+            args: -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14
+
 
     name: "🐍 ${{ matrix.python }} • MSVC 2019 • x86 ${{ matrix.args }}"
     runs-on: windows-2019
diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/internals.h b/include/pybind11/detail/internals.h
index 86991955b..d47084e26 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/internals.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/internals.h
@@ -514,8 +514,13 @@ struct local_internals {
 
 /// Works like `get_internals`, but for things which are locally registered.
 inline local_internals &get_local_internals() {
-    static local_internals locals;
-    return locals;
+    // Current static can be created in the interpreter finalization routine. If the later will be
+    // destroyed in another static variable destructor, creation of this static there will cause
+    // static deinitialization fiasco. In order to avoid it we avoid destruction of the
+    // local_internals static. One can read more about the problem and current solution here:
+    // https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Static_and_Global_Variables
+    static auto *locals = new local_internals();
+    return *locals;
 }
 
 /// Constructs a std::string with the given arguments, stores it in `internals`, and returns its