diff --git a/tools/bench_pictures_main.cpp b/tools/bench_pictures_main.cpp
index b740877cce..ac66dc50d6 100644
--- a/tools/bench_pictures_main.cpp
+++ b/tools/bench_pictures_main.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ static bool run_single_benchmark(const SkString& inputPath,
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (FLAGS_preprocess) {
+        // Because the GPU preprocessing step relies on the in-memory picture
+        // statistics we need to rerecord the picture here
+        SkPictureRecorder recorder;
+        picture->draw(recorder.beginRecording(picture->width(), picture->height(), NULL, 0));
+        picture.reset(recorder.endRecording());
+    }
+
     SkString filename = SkOSPath::Basename(inputPath.c_str());
 
     gWriter.bench(filename.c_str(), picture->width(), picture->height());
diff --git a/tools/render_pictures_main.cpp b/tools/render_pictures_main.cpp
index e2f772908f..23d973f901 100644
--- a/tools/render_pictures_main.cpp
+++ b/tools/render_pictures_main.cpp
@@ -172,13 +172,21 @@ static bool render_picture_internal(const SkString& inputPath, const SkString* w
 
     SkDebugf("deserializing... %s\n", inputPath.c_str());
 
-    SkPicture* picture = SkPicture::CreateFromStream(&inputStream, proc);
+    SkAutoTUnref<SkPicture> picture(SkPicture::CreateFromStream(&inputStream, proc));
 
     if (NULL == picture) {
         SkDebugf("Could not read an SkPicture from %s\n", inputPath.c_str());
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (FLAGS_preprocess) {
+        // Because the GPU preprocessing step relies on the in-memory picture
+        // statistics we need to rerecord the picture here
+        SkPictureRecorder recorder;
+        picture->draw(recorder.beginRecording(picture->width(), picture->height(), NULL, 0));
+        picture.reset(recorder.endRecording());
+    }
+
     while (FLAGS_bench_record) {
         SkPictureRecorder recorder;
         picture->draw(recorder.beginRecording(picture->width(), picture->height(), NULL, 0));
@@ -207,7 +215,6 @@ static bool render_picture_internal(const SkString& inputPath, const SkString* w
 
     renderer.end();
 
-    SkDELETE(picture);
     return success;
 }