diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/Paint.cpp b/core/jni/android/graphics/Paint.cpp
index 150caf3c5a957..f5f1e86bd9415 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/Paint.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/Paint.cpp
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ public:
                 return 0;
             }
         }
-        jfloat advancesArray[count];
+        jfloat* advancesArray = new jfloat[count];
         jfloat totalAdvance = 0;
 
         TextLayout::getTextRunAdvances(paint, text, start, count, contextCount, flags,
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ public:
         if (advances != NULL) {
             env->SetFloatArrayRegion(advances, advancesIndex, count, advancesArray);
         }
+        delete [] advancesArray;
         return totalAdvance;
     }