diff --git a/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp b/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
index a58cd37..caca577 100644
--- a/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
+++ b/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 struct SkFaceRec;
 
-static SkMutex      gFTMutex;
+SK_DECLARE_STATIC_MUTEX(gFTMutex);
 static int          gFTCount;
 static FT_Library   gFTLibrary;
 static SkFaceRec*   gFaceRecHead;