diff --git a/include/core/SkPixelRef.h b/include/core/SkPixelRef.h
index 4c564e40c2..2a31b152a7 100644
--- a/include/core/SkPixelRef.h
+++ b/include/core/SkPixelRef.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "SkFlattenable.h"
 #include "SkTDArray.h"
 
+#define SK_SUPPORT_LEGACY_PIXELREF_CONSTRUCTOR
+
 #ifdef SK_DEBUG
     /**
      *  Defining SK_IGNORE_PIXELREF_SETPRELOCKED will force all pixelref
@@ -49,7 +51,13 @@ class SK_API SkPixelRef : public SkFlattenable {
 public:
     SK_DECLARE_INST_COUNT(SkPixelRef)
 
+#ifdef SK_SUPPORT_LEGACY_PIXELREF_CONSTRUCTOR
+    // DEPRECATED -- use a constructor that takes SkImageInfo
     explicit SkPixelRef(SkBaseMutex* mutex = NULL);
+#endif
+
+    explicit SkPixelRef(const SkImageInfo&);
+    explicit SkPixelRef(const SkImageInfo&, SkBaseMutex* mutex);
     virtual ~SkPixelRef();
 
     /** Return the pixel memory returned from lockPixels, or null if the
diff --git a/src/core/SkPixelRef.cpp b/src/core/SkPixelRef.cpp
index 1afc3360a2..b5daf0b57a 100644
--- a/src/core/SkPixelRef.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkPixelRef.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,28 @@ void SkPixelRef::setMutex(SkBaseMutex* mutex) {
 // just need a > 0 value, so pick a funny one to aid in debugging
 #define SKPIXELREF_PRELOCKED_LOCKCOUNT     123456789
 
+SkPixelRef::SkPixelRef(const SkImageInfo&, SkBaseMutex* mutex) {
+    this->setMutex(mutex);
+    fPixels = NULL;
+    fColorTable = NULL; // we do not track ownership of this
+    fLockCount = 0;
+    this->needsNewGenID();
+    fIsImmutable = false;
+    fPreLocked = false;
+}
+
+SkPixelRef::SkPixelRef(const SkImageInfo&) {
+    this->setMutex(NULL);
+    fPixels = NULL;
+    fColorTable = NULL; // we do not track ownership of this
+    fLockCount = 0;
+    this->needsNewGenID();
+    fIsImmutable = false;
+    fPreLocked = false;
+}
+
+#ifdef SK_SUPPORT_LEGACY_PIXELREF_CONSTRUCTOR
+// THIS GUY IS DEPRECATED -- don't use me!
 SkPixelRef::SkPixelRef(SkBaseMutex* mutex) {
     this->setMutex(mutex);
     fPixels = NULL;
@@ -91,6 +113,7 @@ SkPixelRef::SkPixelRef(SkBaseMutex* mutex) {
     fIsImmutable = false;
     fPreLocked = false;
 }
+#endif
 
 SkPixelRef::SkPixelRef(SkFlattenableReadBuffer& buffer, SkBaseMutex* mutex)
         : INHERITED(buffer) {