diff --git a/runtime/base/dchecked_vector.h b/runtime/base/dchecked_vector.h
index 2bd12df..6ec573a 100644
--- a/runtime/base/dchecked_vector.h
+++ b/runtime/base/dchecked_vector.h
@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@
       : Base() { }
   explicit dchecked_vector(const allocator_type& alloc)
       : Base(alloc) { }
-  // Note that we cannot forward to std::vector(size_type, const allocator_type&) because it is not
-  // available in C++11, which is the latest GCC can support. http://b/25022512
   explicit dchecked_vector(size_type n, const allocator_type& alloc = allocator_type())
-      : Base(alloc) { resize(n); }
+      : Base(n, alloc) { }
   dchecked_vector(size_type n,
                   const value_type& value,
                   const allocator_type& alloc = allocator_type())