diff --git a/src/factory/ChannelAccessFactory.cpp b/src/factory/ChannelAccessFactory.cpp
index 9baab2d..eba92bf 100644
--- a/src/factory/ChannelAccessFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/ChannelAccessFactory.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ void providerRegInit(void*)
     registerRefCounter("pvas::SharedChannel", &pvas::SharedChannel::num_instances);
     registerRefCounter("pvas::SharedPut", &pvas::SharedPut::num_instances);
     registerRefCounter("pvas::SharedRPC", &pvas::SharedRPC::num_instances);
+    registerRefCounter("pvas::SharedPV", &pvas::SharedPV::num_instances);
 }
 
 ChannelProviderRegistry::shared_pointer ChannelProviderRegistry::clients()
diff --git a/src/server/pva/sharedstate.h b/src/server/pva/sharedstate.h
index 4b9b5f7..58ca149 100644
--- a/src/server/pva/sharedstate.h
+++ b/src/server/pva/sharedstate.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Channel;
 class ChannelRequester;
 class ChannelBaseRequester;
 class GetFieldRequester;
+void providerRegInit(void*);
 }} // epics::pvAccess
 
 namespace pvas {
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ public:
     int isDebug() const;
 
 private:
+    friend void epics::pvAccess::providerRegInit(void*);
     static size_t num_instances;
 
     weak_pointer internal_self; // const after build()