diff --git a/libs/hwui/SkiaCanvas.cpp b/libs/hwui/SkiaCanvas.cpp
index a1c4b49b67422..af8bd263f97da 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/SkiaCanvas.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/SkiaCanvas.cpp
@@ -16,23 +16,12 @@
 
 #include "SkiaCanvas.h"
 
-#include "CanvasProperty.h"
-#include "NinePatchUtils.h"
-#include "SkBlendMode.h"
-#include "VectorDrawable.h"
-#include "hwui/Bitmap.h"
-#include "hwui/MinikinUtils.h"
-#include "hwui/PaintFilter.h"
-#include "pipeline/skia/AnimatedDrawables.h"
-#include "pipeline/skia/HolePunch.h"
-
 #include <SkAndroidFrameworkUtils.h>
 #include <SkAnimatedImage.h>
 #include <SkBitmap.h>
 #include <SkCanvasPriv.h>
 #include <SkCanvasStateUtils.h>
 #include <SkColorFilter.h>
-#include <SkDeque.h>
 #include <SkDrawable.h>
 #include <SkFont.h>
 #include <SkGraphics.h>
@@ -41,8 +30,8 @@
 #include <SkMatrix.h>
 #include <SkPaint.h>
 #include <SkPicture.h>
-#include <SkRSXform.h>
 #include <SkRRect.h>
+#include <SkRSXform.h>
 #include <SkRect.h>
 #include <SkRefCnt.h>
 #include <SkShader.h>
@@ -54,6 +43,16 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <utility>
 
+#include "CanvasProperty.h"
+#include "NinePatchUtils.h"
+#include "SkBlendMode.h"
+#include "VectorDrawable.h"
+#include "hwui/Bitmap.h"
+#include "hwui/MinikinUtils.h"
+#include "hwui/PaintFilter.h"
+#include "pipeline/skia/AnimatedDrawables.h"
+#include "pipeline/skia/HolePunch.h"
+
 namespace android {
 
 using uirenderer::PaintUtils;
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ int SkiaCanvas::save(SaveFlags::Flags flags) {
 // operation. It does this by explicitly saving off the clip & matrix state
 // when requested and playing it back after the SkCanvas::restore.
 void SkiaCanvas::restore() {
-    const auto* rec = this->currentSaveRec();
+    const SaveRec* rec = this->currentSaveRec();
     if (!rec) {
         // Fast path - no record for this frame.
         mCanvas->restore();
@@ -245,7 +244,9 @@ void SkiaCanvas::restoreUnclippedLayer(int restoreCount, const Paint& paint) {
 }
 
 const SkiaCanvas::SaveRec* SkiaCanvas::currentSaveRec() const {
-    const SaveRec* rec = mSaveStack ? static_cast<const SaveRec*>(mSaveStack->back()) : nullptr;
+    const SaveRec* rec = (mSaveStack && !mSaveStack->empty())
+                                 ? static_cast<const SaveRec*>(&mSaveStack->back())
+                                 : nullptr;
     int currentSaveCount = mCanvas->getSaveCount();
     SkASSERT(!rec || currentSaveCount >= rec->saveCount);
 
@@ -277,13 +278,12 @@ void SkiaCanvas::recordPartialSave(SaveFlags::Flags flags) {
     }
 
     if (!mSaveStack) {
-        mSaveStack.reset(new SkDeque(sizeof(struct SaveRec), 8));
+        mSaveStack.reset(new std::deque<SaveRec>());
     }
 
-    SaveRec* rec = static_cast<SaveRec*>(mSaveStack->push_back());
-    rec->saveCount = mCanvas->getSaveCount();
-    rec->saveFlags = flags;
-    rec->clipIndex = mClipStack.size();
+    mSaveStack->emplace_back(mCanvas->getSaveCount(),  // saveCount
+                             flags,                    // saveFlags
+                             mClipStack.size());       // clipIndex
 }
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void SkiaCanvas::applyPersistentClips(size_t clipStartIndex) {
     // If the current/post-restore save rec is also persisting clips, we
     // leave them on the stack to be reapplied part of the next restore().
     // Otherwise we're done and just pop them.
-    const auto* rec = this->currentSaveRec();
+    const SaveRec* rec = this->currentSaveRec();
     if (!rec || (rec->saveFlags & SaveFlags::Clip)) {
         mClipStack.erase(begin, end);
     }
diff --git a/libs/hwui/SkiaCanvas.h b/libs/hwui/SkiaCanvas.h
index fd8b6cdb7ca01..533106db37e52 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/SkiaCanvas.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/SkiaCanvas.h
@@ -19,20 +19,20 @@
 #ifdef __ANDROID__ // Layoutlib does not support hardware acceleration
 #include "DeferredLayerUpdater.h"
 #endif
-#include "RenderNode.h"
-#include "VectorDrawable.h"
-#include "hwui/Canvas.h"
-#include "hwui/Paint.h"
-#include "hwui/BlurDrawLooper.h"
-
 #include <SkCanvas.h>
-#include <SkDeque.h>
-#include "pipeline/skia/AnimatedDrawables.h"
-#include "src/core/SkArenaAlloc.h"
 
 #include <cassert>
+#include <deque>
 #include <optional>
 
+#include "RenderNode.h"
+#include "VectorDrawable.h"
+#include "hwui/BlurDrawLooper.h"
+#include "hwui/Canvas.h"
+#include "hwui/Paint.h"
+#include "pipeline/skia/AnimatedDrawables.h"
+#include "src/core/SkArenaAlloc.h"
+
 enum class SkBlendMode;
 class SkRRect;
 
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ private:
         int saveCount;
         SaveFlags::Flags saveFlags;
         size_t clipIndex;
+
+        SaveRec(int saveCount, SaveFlags::Flags saveFlags, size_t clipIndex)
+                : saveCount(saveCount), saveFlags(saveFlags), clipIndex(clipIndex) {}
     };
 
     const SaveRec* currentSaveRec() const;
@@ -225,11 +228,11 @@ private:
 
     class Clip;
 
-    std::unique_ptr<SkCanvas> mCanvasOwned;    // might own a canvas we allocated
-    SkCanvas* mCanvas;                         // we do NOT own this canvas, it must survive us
-                                               // unless it is the same as mCanvasOwned.get()
-    std::unique_ptr<SkDeque> mSaveStack;       // lazily allocated, tracks partial saves.
-    std::vector<Clip> mClipStack;              // tracks persistent clips.
+    std::unique_ptr<SkCanvas> mCanvasOwned;  // Might own a canvas we allocated.
+    SkCanvas* mCanvas;                       // We do NOT own this canvas, it must survive us
+                                             // unless it is the same as mCanvasOwned.get().
+    std::unique_ptr<std::deque<SaveRec>> mSaveStack;  // Lazily allocated, tracks partial saves.
+    std::vector<Clip> mClipStack;                     // Tracks persistent clips.
     sk_sp<PaintFilter> mPaintFilter;
 };