diff --git a/sdk/metric/controller/basic/controller.go b/sdk/metric/controller/basic/controller.go
index 7621f78e59c..5579751be46 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/controller/basic/controller.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/controller/basic/controller.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var ErrControllerStarted = fmt.Errorf("controller already started")
 // be blocked by a pull request in the basic controller.
 type Controller struct {
 	lock                sync.Mutex
-	libraries           map[instrumentation.Library]*registry.UniqueInstrumentMeterImpl
+	libraries           sync.Map // a map[instrumentation.Library]*initMeterOnce
 	checkpointerFactory export.CheckpointerFactory
 
 	resource *resource.Resource
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ type Controller struct {
 	collectedTime time.Time
 }
 
+type initMeterOnce struct {
+	unique   *registry.UniqueInstrumentMeterImpl
+	initOnce sync.Once
+}
+
 var _ export.InstrumentationLibraryReader = &Controller{}
 var _ metric.MeterProvider = &Controller{}
 
@@ -87,21 +92,20 @@ func (c *Controller) Meter(instrumentationName string, opts ...metric.MeterOptio
 		SchemaURL: cfg.SchemaURL(),
 	}
 
-	c.lock.Lock()
-	defer c.lock.Unlock()
-	m, ok := c.libraries[library]
-	if !ok {
+	newTmp := &initMeterOnce{}
+	m, _ := c.libraries.LoadOrStore(library, newTmp)
+	mo := m.(*initMeterOnce)
+	mo.initOnce.Do(func() {
 		checkpointer := c.checkpointerFactory.NewCheckpointer()
 		accumulator := sdk.NewAccumulator(checkpointer)
-		m = registry.NewUniqueInstrumentMeterImpl(&accumulatorCheckpointer{
+		mo.unique = registry.NewUniqueInstrumentMeterImpl(&accumulatorCheckpointer{
 			Accumulator:  accumulator,
 			checkpointer: checkpointer,
 			library:      library,
 		})
+	})
 
-		c.libraries[library] = m
-	}
-	return metric.WrapMeterImpl(m)
+	return metric.WrapMeterImpl(mo.unique)
 }
 
 type accumulatorCheckpointer struct {
@@ -132,7 +136,6 @@ func New(checkpointerFactory export.CheckpointerFactory, opts ...Option) *Contro
 		}
 	}
 	return &Controller{
-		libraries:           map[instrumentation.Library]*registry.UniqueInstrumentMeterImpl{},
 		checkpointerFactory: checkpointerFactory,
 		exporter:            c.Exporter,
 		resource:            c.Resource,
@@ -249,12 +252,14 @@ func (c *Controller) accumulatorList() []*accumulatorCheckpointer {
 	defer c.lock.Unlock()
 
 	var r []*accumulatorCheckpointer
-	for _, entry := range c.libraries {
-		acc, ok := entry.MeterImpl().(*accumulatorCheckpointer)
+	c.libraries.Range(func(_, value interface{}) bool {
+		mo := value.(*initMeterOnce)
+		acc, ok := mo.unique.MeterImpl().(*accumulatorCheckpointer)
 		if ok {
 			r = append(r, acc)
 		}
-	}
+		return true
+	})
 	return r
 }