diff --git a/include/core/SkGraphics.h b/include/core/SkGraphics.h
index 90c92e3219..c89758b70b 100644
--- a/include/core/SkGraphics.h
+++ b/include/core/SkGraphics.h
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ public:
      */
     static void Init();
 
+    /**
+     *  Call this to release any memory held privately, such as the font cache.
+     */
     static void Term();
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/core/SkGraphics.cpp b/src/core/SkGraphics.cpp
index 8cfb4322a7..1b56936c8e 100644
--- a/src/core/SkGraphics.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkGraphics.cpp
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ void SkGraphics::Init() {
 #include "SkTypefaceCache.h"
 
 void SkGraphics::Term() {
-    SkGlyphCache::SetCacheUsed(0);
-    SkTypefaceCache::PurgeAll();
+    PurgeFontCache();
 }
 
 #ifndef SK_DEFAULT_FONT_CACHE_LIMIT
@@ -159,6 +158,7 @@ size_t SkGraphics::SetFontCacheLimit(size_t bytes) {
 
 void SkGraphics::PurgeFontCache() {
     SkGlyphCache::SetCacheUsed(0);
+    SkTypefaceCache::PurgeAll();
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////