diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/Picture.cpp b/core/jni/android/graphics/Picture.cpp
index 5ab6dd3b330a5..f28fc26ad9b77 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/Picture.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/Picture.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public:
     
     static void killPicture(JNIEnv* env, jobject, SkPicture* picture) {
         SkASSERT(picture);
-        delete picture;
+        picture->unref();
     }
     
     static void draw(JNIEnv* env, jobject, SkCanvas* canvas,