diff --git a/src/ports/SkFontHost_mac_coretext.cpp b/src/ports/SkFontHost_mac_coretext.cpp
index 255b6bef7a..0b643a023a 100644
--- a/src/ports/SkFontHost_mac_coretext.cpp
+++ b/src/ports/SkFontHost_mac_coretext.cpp
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public:
     const uint16_t* getShortPtr() { 
         return fObj ? (const uint16_t*) CFDataGetBytePtr(fObj) : NULL; 
     }
-    ~AutoCFDataRelease() { CFRelease(fObj); }
+    ~AutoCFDataRelease() { CFSafeRelease(fObj); }
 private:
     CFDataRef fObj;
 };