diff --git a/core/java/android/ddm/DdmHandleHeap.java b/core/java/android/ddm/DdmHandleHeap.java
index cece556d6107d..e24aeb2af3a11 100644
--- a/core/java/android/ddm/DdmHandleHeap.java
+++ b/core/java/android/ddm/DdmHandleHeap.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class DdmHandleHeap extends ChunkHandler {
 
         if (false)
             Log.d("ddm-heap", "Heap GC request");
-        System.gc();
+        Runtime.getRuntime().gc();
 
         return null;        // empty response
     }