diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index b586c3409..3a53ecf79 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -284,10 +284,6 @@ EvalState::EvalState(
 
     static_assert(sizeof(Env) <= 16, "environment must be <= 16 bytes");
 
-    vEmptyList.mkList(buildList(0));
-    vNull.mkNull();
-    vTrue.mkBool(true);
-    vFalse.mkBool(false);
     vStringRegular.mkStringNoCopy("regular");
     vStringDirectory.mkStringNoCopy("directory");
     vStringSymlink.mkStringNoCopy("symlink");
@@ -894,7 +890,7 @@ ListBuilder::ListBuilder(EvalState & state, size_t size)
 
 Value * EvalState::getBool(bool b)
 {
-    return b ? &vTrue : &vFalse;
+    return b ? &Value::vTrue : &Value::vFalse;
 }
 
 unsigned long nrThunks = 0;
@@ -1300,7 +1296,7 @@ void ExprList::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 Value * ExprList::maybeThunk(EvalState & state, Env & env)
 {
     if (elems.empty()) {
-        return &state.vEmptyList;
+        return &Value::vEmptyList;
     }
     return Expr::maybeThunk(state, env);
 }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/include/nix/expr/eval.hh b/src/libexpr/include/nix/expr/eval.hh
index 0b91645ea..430e334b8 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/include/nix/expr/eval.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/include/nix/expr/eval.hh
@@ -313,32 +313,6 @@ public:
      */
     RepairFlag repair;
 
-    /**
-     * Empty list constant.
-     */
-    Value vEmptyList;
-
-    /**
-     * `null` constant.
-     *
-     * This is _not_ a singleton. Pointer equality is _not_ sufficient.
-     */
-    Value vNull;
-
-    /**
-     * `true` constant.
-     *
-     * This is _not_ a singleton. Pointer equality is _not_ sufficient.
-     */
-    Value vTrue;
-
-    /**
-     * `true` constant.
-     *
-     * This is _not_ a singleton. Pointer equality is _not_ sufficient.
-     */
-    Value vFalse;
-
     /** `"regular"` */
     Value vStringRegular;
     /** `"directory"` */
diff --git a/src/libexpr/include/nix/expr/value.hh b/src/libexpr/include/nix/expr/value.hh
index 0b10b78b5..c74588a31 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/include/nix/expr/value.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/include/nix/expr/value.hh
@@ -833,6 +833,34 @@ struct Value : public ValueStorage<sizeof(void *)>
 {
     friend std::string showType(const Value & v);
 
+    /**
+     * Empty list constant.
+     *
+     * This is _not_ a singleton. Pointer equality is _not_ sufficient.
+     */
+    static Value vEmptyList;
+
+    /**
+     * `null` constant.
+     *
+     * This is _not_ a singleton. Pointer equality is _not_ sufficient.
+     */
+    static Value vNull;
+
+    /**
+     * `true` constant.
+     *
+     * This is _not_ a singleton. Pointer equality is _not_ sufficient.
+     */
+    static Value vTrue;
+
+    /**
+     * `true` constant.
+     *
+     * This is _not_ a singleton. Pointer equality is _not_ sufficient.
+     */
+    static Value vFalse;
+
 private:
     template<InternalType... discriminator>
     bool isa() const noexcept
diff --git a/src/libexpr/meson.build b/src/libexpr/meson.build
index 00fb82e3c..40d3f390b 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr/meson.build
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ sources = files(
   'search-path.cc',
   'value-to-json.cc',
   'value-to-xml.cc',
+  'value.cc',
   'value/context.cc',
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
index 2a3eec672..f099e060e 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
@@ -1075,11 +1075,11 @@ static void prim_tryEval(EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value ** args, Val
     try {
         state.forceValue(*args[0], pos);
         attrs.insert(state.s.value, args[0]);
-        attrs.insert(state.symbols.create("success"), &state.vTrue);
+        attrs.insert(state.symbols.create("success"), &Value::vTrue);
     } catch (AssertionError & e) {
         // `value = false;` is unfortunate but removing it is a breaking change.
-        attrs.insert(state.s.value, &state.vFalse);
-        attrs.insert(state.symbols.create("success"), &state.vFalse);
+        attrs.insert(state.s.value, &Value::vFalse);
+        attrs.insert(state.symbols.create("success"), &Value::vFalse);
     }
 
     // restore the debugRepl pointer if we saved it earlier.
@@ -4613,7 +4613,7 @@ void prim_match(EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value ** args, Value & v)
         auto list = state.buildList(match.size() - 1);
         for (const auto & [i, v2] : enumerate(list))
             if (!match[i + 1].matched)
-                v2 = &state.vNull;
+                v2 = &Value::vNull;
             else
                 v2 = mkString(state, match[i + 1]);
         v.mkList(list);
@@ -4705,7 +4705,7 @@ void prim_split(EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value ** args, Value & v)
             auto list2 = state.buildList(slen);
             for (const auto & [si, v2] : enumerate(list2)) {
                 if (!match[si + 1].matched)
-                    v2 = &state.vNull;
+                    v2 = &Value::vNull;
                 else
                     v2 = mkString(state, match[si + 1]);
             }
@@ -5059,7 +5059,7 @@ void EvalState::createBaseEnv(const EvalSettings & evalSettings)
 
     addConstant(
         "null",
-        &vNull,
+        &Value::vNull,
         {
             .type = nNull,
             .doc = R"(
diff --git a/src/libexpr/value.cc b/src/libexpr/value.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07d036b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libexpr/value.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "nix/expr/value.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+Value Value::vEmptyList = []() {
+    Value res;
+    res.setStorage(List{.size = 0, .elems = nullptr});
+    return res;
+}();
+
+Value Value::vNull = []() {
+    Value res;
+    res.mkNull();
+    return res;
+}();
+
+Value Value::vTrue = []() {
+    Value res;
+    res.mkBool(true);
+    return res;
+}();
+
+Value Value::vFalse = []() {
+    Value res;
+    res.mkBool(false);
+    return res;
+}();
+
+} // namespace nix
diff --git a/src/nix/nix-env/nix-env.cc b/src/nix/nix-env/nix-env.cc
index f165c069c..01c8ccf4b 100644
--- a/src/nix/nix-env/nix-env.cc
+++ b/src/nix/nix-env/nix-env.cc
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static void loadSourceExpr(EvalState & state, const SourcePath & path, Value & v
        directory). */
     else if (st.type == SourceAccessor::tDirectory) {
         auto attrs = state.buildBindings(maxAttrs);
-        attrs.insert(state.symbols.create("_combineChannels"), &state.vEmptyList);
+        attrs.insert(state.symbols.create("_combineChannels"), &Value::vEmptyList);
         StringSet seen;
         getAllExprs(state, path, seen, attrs);
         v.mkAttrs(attrs);