diff --git a/lvgl/Cargo.toml b/lvgl/Cargo.toml
index 46a1737..dfa8971 100644
--- a/lvgl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lvgl/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ cty = "0.2.1"
 embedded-graphics = "0.6.2"
 cstr_core = "0.2.3"
 bitflags = "1.2.1"
-lazy_static = { version = "1.4.0", features = ["spin_no_std"] }
 
 [features]
-lvgl_alloc = []
+alloc = ["cstr_core/alloc"]
+lvgl_alloc = ["alloc"]
 
 [build-dependencies]
 quote = "1.0.9"
@@ -28,23 +28,24 @@ proc-macro2 = "1.0.24"
 lvgl-codegen = { version = "0.5.2", path = "../lvgl-codegen" }
 lvgl-sys = { version = "0.5.2", path = "../lvgl-sys" }
 
-
 [dev-dependencies]
 embedded-graphics-simulator = "0.2.1"
 heapless = "0.5.5"
-cstr_core = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["alloc"] }
 
 [[example]]
 name = "demo"
 path = "../examples/demo.rs"
+required-features = ["alloc"]
 
 [[example]]
 name = "bar"
 path = "../examples/bar.rs"
+required-features = ["alloc"]
 
 [[example]]
 name = "button_click"
 path = "../examples/button_click.rs"
+required-features = ["alloc"]
 
 [[example]]
 name = "gauge"
@@ -53,3 +54,4 @@ path = "../examples/gauge.rs"
 [[example]]
 name = "arc"
 path = "../examples/arc.rs"
+required-features = ["lvgl_alloc"]
diff --git a/lvgl/src/allocator.rs b/lvgl/src/allocator.rs
index f375df9..90e60fd 100644
--- a/lvgl/src/allocator.rs
+++ b/lvgl/src/allocator.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ pub struct LvglAlloc;
 unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for LvglAlloc {
     unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
         // Make sure LVGL is initialized!
-        let _ = *crate::LVGL_INITIALIZED;
+        crate::lvgl_init();
         lvgl_sys::lv_mem_alloc(layout.size() as lvgl_sys::size_t) as *mut u8
     }
 
     unsafe fn dealloc(&self, ptr: *mut u8, _layout: Layout) {
-        let _ = *crate::LVGL_INITIALIZED;
+        crate::lvgl_init();
         lvgl_sys::lv_mem_free(ptr as *const cty::c_void)
     }
 }
diff --git a/lvgl/src/lib.rs b/lvgl/src/lib.rs
index 1d6fc76..e46452c 100644
--- a/lvgl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lvgl/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,21 +20,30 @@ extern crate bitflags;
 #[cfg(feature = "lvgl_alloc")]
 extern crate alloc;
 
+// We can ONLY use `alloc::boxed::Box` if `lvgl_alloc` is enabled.
+// That is because we use `Box` to send memory references to LVGL. Since the global allocator, when
+// `lvgl_alloc` feature is enabled, is the LVGL memory manager then everything is in LVGL
+// managed memory anyways. In that case we can use the Rust's provided Box definition.
+//
+#[cfg(feature = "lvgl_alloc")]
+use ::alloc::boxed::Box;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "lvgl_alloc")]
+mod allocator;
+
 mod support;
 mod ui;
 #[macro_use]
 mod lv_core;
 pub mod widgets;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "lvgl_alloc")]
-mod allocator;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "lvgl_alloc")]
-use ::alloc::boxed::Box;
-
 #[cfg(not(feature = "lvgl_alloc"))]
 pub(crate) mod mem;
 
+// When LVGL allocator is not used on the Rust code, we need a way to add objects to the LVGL
+// managed memory. We implement a very simple `Box` that has the minimal features to copy memory
+// safely to the LVGL managed memory.
+//
 #[cfg(not(feature = "lvgl_alloc"))]
 use crate::mem::Box;
 
@@ -42,12 +51,18 @@ pub use lv_core::*;
 pub use support::*;
 pub use ui::*;
 
+use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+
 // Initialize LVGL only once.
-lazy_static::lazy_static! {
-     static ref LVGL_INITIALIZED: bool = {
+static LVGL_INITIALIZED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+
+pub(crate) fn lvgl_init() {
+    if LVGL_INITIALIZED
+        .compare_exchange(false, true, Ordering::Relaxed, Ordering::Relaxed)
+        .is_ok()
+    {
         unsafe {
             lvgl_sys::lv_init();
         }
-        true
-    };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lvgl/src/mem.rs b/lvgl/src/mem.rs
index b91725f..0d193d7 100644
--- a/lvgl/src/mem.rs
+++ b/lvgl/src/mem.rs
@@ -72,22 +72,11 @@ impl<T> AsMut<T> for Box<T> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
-    use std::sync::Once;
     use std::vec::Vec;
 
-    static INIT_LVGL: Once = Once::new();
-
-    fn init() {
-        INIT_LVGL.call_once(|| {
-            unsafe {
-                lvgl_sys::lv_init();
-            };
-        });
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn place_value_in_lv_mem() {
-        init();
+        crate::lvgl_init();
 
         let v = Box::new(5);
         drop(v);
@@ -97,7 +86,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn place_complex_value_in_lv_mem() {
-        init();
+        crate::lvgl_init();
 
         #[repr(C)]
         #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/lvgl/src/ui.rs b/lvgl/src/ui.rs
index 2d4751c..b6190ed 100644
--- a/lvgl/src/ui.rs
+++ b/lvgl/src/ui.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ where
             .compare_exchange(false, true, Ordering::Relaxed, Ordering::Relaxed)
             .is_ok()
         {
-            let _ = *crate::LVGL_INITIALIZED;
+            crate::lvgl_init();
             Ok(Self {
                 _not_sync: PhantomData,
                 display_data: None,