diff --git a/libs/hwui/PathCache.cpp b/libs/hwui/PathCache.cpp
index 5a49f38c6996b..d9c06d3bba0df 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/PathCache.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/PathCache.cpp
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ void PathCache::PathProcessor::onProcess(const sp<Task<SkBitmap*> >& task) {
 
     float left, top, offset;
     uint32_t width, height;
-    PathCache::computePathBounds(t->path, t->paint, left, top, offset, width, height);
+    PathCache::computePathBounds(t->path, &t->paint, left, top, offset, width, height);
 
     PathTexture* texture = t->texture;
     texture->left = left;
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void PathCache::PathProcessor::onProcess(const sp<Task<SkBitmap*> >& task) {
 
     if (width <= mMaxTextureSize && height <= mMaxTextureSize) {
         SkBitmap* bitmap = new SkBitmap();
-        drawPath(t->path, t->paint, *bitmap, left, top, offset, width, height);
+        drawPath(t->path, &t->paint, *bitmap, left, top, offset, width, height);
         t->setResult(bitmap);
     } else {
         texture->width = 0;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/PathCache.h b/libs/hwui/PathCache.h
index 847853a58a425..bcfb367ea7d13 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/PathCache.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/PathCache.h
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ private:
     class PathTask: public Task<SkBitmap*> {
     public:
         PathTask(const SkPath* path, const SkPaint* paint, PathTexture* texture):
-            path(path), paint(paint), texture(texture) {
+            path(path), paint(*paint), texture(texture) {
         }
 
         ~PathTask() {
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ private:
         }
 
         const SkPath* path;
-        const SkPaint* paint;
+        //copied, since input paint may not be immutable
+        const SkPaint paint;
         PathTexture* texture;
     };