diff --git a/gfx/thebes/src/gfxOS2Fonts.cpp b/gfx/thebes/src/gfxOS2Fonts.cpp
index 56c09a85e10..2a138b9d2d8 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/src/gfxOS2Fonts.cpp
+++ b/gfx/thebes/src/gfxOS2Fonts.cpp
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static PRInt32 AppendDirectionalIndicatorUTF8(PRBool aIsRTL, nsACString& aString
 gfxTextRun *gfxOS2FontGroup::MakeTextRun(const PRUnichar* aString, PRUint32 aLength,
                                          const Parameters* aParams, PRUint32 aFlags)
 {
-    gfxTextRun *textRun = new gfxTextRun(aParams, aString, aLength, this, aFlags);
+    gfxTextRun *textRun = gfxTextRun::Create(aParams, aString, aLength, this, aFlags);
     if (!textRun)
         return nsnull;
 
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ gfxTextRun *gfxOS2FontGroup::MakeTextRun(const PRUint8* aString, PRUint32 aLengt
            (unsigned)this, NS_LossyConvertUTF16toASCII(us).get(), aLength, (unsigned)aParams, aFlags);
 #endif
     NS_ASSERTION(aFlags & TEXT_IS_8BIT, "8bit should have been set");
-    gfxTextRun *textRun = new gfxTextRun(aParams, aString, aLength, this, aFlags);
+    gfxTextRun *textRun = gfxTextRun::Create(aParams, aString, aLength, this, aFlags);
     if (!textRun)
         return nsnull;