diff --git a/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp b/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
index 1cde6cb..b53364e 100644
--- a/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
+++ b/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 
 struct SkFaceRec;
 
-static SkMutex gFTMutex;
+SK_DECLARE_STATIC_MUTEX(gFTMutex);
 static FreeTypeLibrary* gFTLibrary;
 static SkFaceRec* gFaceRecHead;