diff --git a/layout/svg/nsSVGTextFrame2.cpp b/layout/svg/nsSVGTextFrame2.cpp
index d11a9b516420..e3adeb2964e0 100644
--- a/layout/svg/nsSVGTextFrame2.cpp
+++ b/layout/svg/nsSVGTextFrame2.cpp
@@ -5481,10 +5481,12 @@ nsSVGTextFrame2::SetupInheritablePaint(gfxContext* aContext,
                                                         aFillOrStroke);
     aTargetPaint.SetColor(color);
 
-    aContext->SetPattern(new gfxPattern(gfxRGBA(NS_GET_R(color) / 255.0,
-                                                NS_GET_G(color) / 255.0,
-                                                NS_GET_B(color) / 255.0,
-                                                NS_GET_A(color) / 255.0 * aOpacity)));
+    nsRefPtr<gfxPattern> pattern =
+      new gfxPattern(gfxRGBA(NS_GET_R(color) / 255.0,
+                             NS_GET_G(color) / 255.0,
+                             NS_GET_B(color) / 255.0,
+                             NS_GET_A(color) / 255.0 * aOpacity));
+    aContext->SetPattern(pattern);
   }
 }