diff --git a/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/CpuDeadLoop.c b/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/CpuDeadLoop.c
index b3b7548fa5..01e7b4def7 100644
--- a/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/CpuDeadLoop.c
+++ b/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/CpuDeadLoop.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /** @file
   Base Library CPU Functions for all architectures.
 
-  Copyright (c) 2006 - 2008, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
+  Copyright (c) 2006 - 2024, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
   SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
 
 **/
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <Base.h>
 #include <Library/BaseLib.h>
 
+static volatile UINTN  mDeadLoopComparator = 0;
+
 /**
   Executes an infinite loop.
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ CpuDeadLoop (
 {
   volatile UINTN  Index;
 
-  for (Index = 0; Index == 0;) {
+  for (Index = mDeadLoopComparator; Index == mDeadLoopComparator;) {
     CpuPause ();
   }
 }