diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/BitmapRegionDecoder.cpp b/core/jni/android/graphics/BitmapRegionDecoder.cpp
index 1e00b71961b17..c81db821589c6 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/BitmapRegionDecoder.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/BitmapRegionDecoder.cpp
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ static jobject nativeDecodeRegion(JNIEnv* env, jobject, SkBitmapRegionDecoder *b
     // promise we will never change our pixels (great for sharing and pictures)
     pr->setImmutable();
 
-    // now create the java bitmap
-    jbyteArray buff = ((AndroidPixelRef*) pr)->getStorageObj();
+    JavaPixelAllocator* allocator = (JavaPixelAllocator*) decoder->getAllocator();
+    jbyteArray buff = allocator->getStorageObjAndReset();
     return GraphicsJNI::createBitmap(env, bitmap, buff, false, NULL, -1);
 }
 
diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/Graphics.cpp b/core/jni/android/graphics/Graphics.cpp
index fc358a10a851f..770c896e2447c 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/Graphics.cpp
@@ -564,7 +564,8 @@ bool GraphicsJNI::mallocPixelRef(JNIEnv* env, SkBitmap* bitmap, SkColorTable* ct
 
 JavaPixelAllocator::JavaPixelAllocator(JNIEnv* env, bool allocateInJavaHeap)
     : fAllocateInJavaHeap(allocateInJavaHeap),
-      fStorageObj(NULL) {
+      fStorageObj(NULL),
+      fAllocCount(0) {
     if (env->GetJavaVM(&fVM) != JNI_OK) {
         SkDebugf("------ [%p] env->GetJavaVM failed\n", env);
         sk_throw();
@@ -577,12 +578,13 @@ bool JavaPixelAllocator::allocPixelRef(SkBitmap* bitmap, SkColorTable* ctable) {
     // If allocating in the Java heap, only allow a single object to be
     // allocated for the lifetime of this object.
     if (fStorageObj != NULL) {
-        SkDebugf("ERROR: One-shot allocator has already allocated\n");
-        sk_throw();
+        SkDebugf("WARNING: One-shot allocator has already allocated (alloc count = %d)\n", fAllocCount);
+//        sk_throw();
     }
 
     if (fAllocateInJavaHeap) {
         fStorageObj = GraphicsJNI::allocateJavaPixelRef(env, bitmap, ctable);
+        fAllocCount += 1;
         return fStorageObj != NULL;
     }
     return GraphicsJNI::mallocPixelRef(env, bitmap, ctable);
diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/GraphicsJNI.h b/core/jni/android/graphics/GraphicsJNI.h
index 505d24ebb8b96..7193b5927fca4 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/GraphicsJNI.h
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/GraphicsJNI.h
@@ -136,12 +136,28 @@ public:
     // overrides
     virtual bool allocPixelRef(SkBitmap* bitmap, SkColorTable* ctable);
     
-    jbyteArray getStorageObj() { return fStorageObj; };
+    /** Return the Java array object created for the last allocation.
+     *  This returns a local JNI reference which the caller is responsible
+     *  for storing appropriately (usually by passing it to the Bitmap
+     *  constructor).
+     */
+    jbyteArray getStorageObj() { return fStorageObj; }
+
+    /** Same as getStorageObj(), but also resets the allocator so that it
+     *  can allocate again.
+     */
+    jbyteArray getStorageObjAndReset() {
+        jbyteArray result = fStorageObj;
+        fStorageObj = NULL;
+        fAllocCount = 0;
+        return result;
+    };
 
 private:
     JavaVM* fVM;
     bool fAllocateInJavaHeap;
     jbyteArray fStorageObj;
+    int fAllocCount;
 };
 
 class JavaMemoryUsageReporter : public SkVMMemoryReporter {