diff --git a/native/android/system_fonts.cpp b/native/android/system_fonts.cpp
index 45f42f1b5dc63..48d7380396962 100644
--- a/native/android/system_fonts.cpp
+++ b/native/android/system_fonts.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ AFont* _Nonnull AFontMatcher_match(
                 static_cast<minikin::FamilyVariant>(matcher->mFamilyVariant),
                 1  /* maxRun */);
 
-    const minikin::Font* font = runs[0].fakedFont.font;
+    const std::shared_ptr<minikin::Font>& font = runs[0].fakedFont.font;
     std::unique_ptr<AFont> result = std::make_unique<AFont>();
     const android::MinikinFontSkia* minikinFontSkia =
             reinterpret_cast<android::MinikinFontSkia*>(font->typeface().get());