diff --git a/modules/core/src/ocl.cpp b/modules/core/src/ocl.cpp
index c5c5b12953..75bec627eb 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/ocl.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/ocl.cpp
@@ -2316,8 +2316,9 @@ struct Context::Impl
     typedef std::deque<Context::Impl*> container_t;
     static container_t& getGlobalContainer()
     {
-        static container_t g_contexts;
-        return g_contexts;
+        // never delete this container (Impl lifetime is greater due to TLS storage)
+        static container_t* g_contexts = new container_t();
+        return *g_contexts;
     }
 
 protected:
@@ -2356,7 +2357,7 @@ protected:
         {
             cv::AutoLock lock(cv::getInitializationMutex());
             auto& container = getGlobalContainer();
-            CV_Assert((size_t)contextId < container.size());
+            CV_CheckLT((size_t)contextId, container.size(), "");
             container[contextId] = NULL;
         }
     }
@@ -2839,7 +2840,7 @@ bool Context::create()
     if (!haveOpenCL())
         return false;
     p = Impl::findOrCreateContext(std::string());
-    if (p->handle)
+    if (p && p->handle)
         return true;
     release();
     return false;
diff --git a/modules/core/src/opengl.cpp b/modules/core/src/opengl.cpp
index 37ab8623d8..a95191ef0c 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/opengl.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/opengl.cpp
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ Context& initializeContextFromGL()
     cl_platform_id platform = platforms[found];
     std::string platformName = PlatformInfo(platform).name();
 
-    OpenCLExecutionContext clExecCtx = OpenCLExecutionContext::create(platformName, platform, context, deviceID);
+    OpenCLExecutionContext clExecCtx = OpenCLExecutionContext::create(platformName, platform, context, device);
     clReleaseDevice(device);
     clReleaseContext(context);
     clExecCtx.bind();
diff --git a/modules/core/src/system.cpp b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
index b0c93136ff..3acf77035f 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/system.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
@@ -1416,7 +1416,10 @@ static TlsAbstraction* getTlsAbstraction()
 #ifdef WINRT
 static __declspec( thread ) void* tlsData = NULL; // using C++11 thread attribute for local thread data
 TlsAbstraction::TlsAbstraction() {}
-TlsAbstraction::~TlsAbstraction() {}
+TlsAbstraction::~TlsAbstraction()
+{
+    cv::__termination = true;  // DllMain is missing in static builds
+}
 void* TlsAbstraction::getData_() const
 {
     return tlsData;
@@ -1440,6 +1443,7 @@ TlsAbstraction::TlsAbstraction()
 }
 TlsAbstraction::~TlsAbstraction()
 {
+    cv::__termination = true;  // DllMain is missing in static builds
 #ifndef CV_USE_FLS
     TlsFree(tlsKey);
 #else // CV_USE_FLS
@@ -1472,6 +1476,7 @@ TlsAbstraction::TlsAbstraction()
 }
 TlsAbstraction::~TlsAbstraction()
 {
+    cv::__termination = true;  // DllMain is missing in static builds
     if (pthread_key_delete(tlsKey) != 0)
     {
         // Don't use logging here
diff --git a/samples/sycl/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/sycl/CMakeLists.txt
index 093ed9f3b6..3a3483bd21 100644
--- a/samples/sycl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/sycl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ if(OPENCV_SKIP_SAMPLES_SYCL)
   return()
 endif()
 
-ocv_install_example_src(opencl *.cpp *.hpp CMakeLists.txt)
+ocv_install_example_src(sycl *.cpp *.hpp CMakeLists.txt)
 
 set(OPENCV_SYCL_SAMPLES_REQUIRED_DEPS
   opencv_core