diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/TextLayoutCache.cpp b/core/jni/android/graphics/TextLayoutCache.cpp
index 7abfcf1efaa5f..8032ed81b65b6 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/TextLayoutCache.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/TextLayoutCache.cpp
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@ void TextLayoutCache::operator()(TextLayoutCacheKey& text, sp<TextLayoutValue>&
 /*
  * Cache clearing
  */
-void TextLayoutCache::clear() {
+void TextLayoutCache::purgeCaches() {
+    AutoMutex _l(mLock);
     mCache.clear();
+    mShaper->purgeCaches();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -965,8 +967,7 @@ sp<TextLayoutValue> TextLayoutEngine::getValue(const SkPaint* paint, const jchar
 
 void TextLayoutEngine::purgeCaches() {
 #if USE_TEXT_LAYOUT_CACHE
-    mTextLayoutCache->clear();
-    mShaper->purgeCaches();
+    mTextLayoutCache->purgeCaches();
 #if DEBUG_GLYPHS
     ALOGD("Purged TextLayoutEngine caches");
 #endif
diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/TextLayoutCache.h b/core/jni/android/graphics/TextLayoutCache.h
index 64b33a0a2c3d2..1f4e22c8274fc 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/TextLayoutCache.h
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/TextLayoutCache.h
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public:
     /**
      * Clear the cache
      */
-    void clear();
+    void purgeCaches();
 
 private:
     TextLayoutShaper* mShaper;