diff --git a/libs/hwui/hwui/Typeface.cpp b/libs/hwui/hwui/Typeface.cpp
index 5a9d250..9a4bda2 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/hwui/Typeface.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/hwui/Typeface.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 Typeface* Typeface::createFromFamilies(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<minikin::FontFamily>>&& families,
                                        int weight, int italic) {
     Typeface* result = new Typeface;
-    result->fFontCollection.reset(new minikin::FontCollection(families));
+    result->fFontCollection = minikin::FontCollection::create(families);
 
     if (weight == RESOLVE_BY_FONT_TABLE || italic == RESOLVE_BY_FONT_TABLE) {
         int weightFromFont;
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<minikin::Font>> fonts;
     fonts.push_back(minikin::Font::Builder(font).build());
 
-    std::shared_ptr<minikin::FontCollection> collection = std::make_shared<minikin::FontCollection>(
-            std::make_shared<minikin::FontFamily>(std::move(fonts)));
+    std::shared_ptr<minikin::FontCollection> collection =
+            minikin::FontCollection::create(minikin::FontFamily::create(std::move(fonts)));
 
     Typeface* hwTypeface = new Typeface();
     hwTypeface->fFontCollection = collection;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/jni/FontFamily.cpp b/libs/hwui/jni/FontFamily.cpp
index acc1b04..c146ada 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/jni/FontFamily.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/jni/FontFamily.cpp
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@
     if (builder->fonts.empty()) {
         return 0;
     }
-    std::shared_ptr<minikin::FontFamily> family = std::make_shared<minikin::FontFamily>(
-            builder->langId, builder->variant, std::move(builder->fonts),
-            true /* isCustomFallback */);
+    std::shared_ptr<minikin::FontFamily> family =
+            minikin::FontFamily::create(builder->langId, builder->variant,
+                                        std::move(builder->fonts), true /* isCustomFallback */);
     if (family->getCoverage().length() == 0) {
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/libs/hwui/jni/fonts/FontFamily.cpp b/libs/hwui/jni/fonts/FontFamily.cpp
index b682135..fbfc07e 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/jni/fonts/FontFamily.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/jni/fonts/FontFamily.cpp
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
         ScopedUtfChars str(env, langTags);
         localeId = minikin::registerLocaleList(str.c_str());
     }
-    std::shared_ptr<minikin::FontFamily> family = std::make_shared<minikin::FontFamily>(
-            localeId, static_cast<minikin::FamilyVariant>(variant), std::move(builder->fonts),
-            isCustomFallback);
+    std::shared_ptr<minikin::FontFamily> family =
+            minikin::FontFamily::create(localeId, static_cast<minikin::FamilyVariant>(variant),
+                                        std::move(builder->fonts), isCustomFallback);
     if (family->getCoverage().length() == 0) {
         // No coverage means minikin rejected given font for some reasons.
         jniThrowException(env, "java/lang/IllegalArgumentException",
diff --git a/libs/hwui/tests/unit/TypefaceTests.cpp b/libs/hwui/tests/unit/TypefaceTests.cpp
index 9295a93..25cc8ca 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/tests/unit/TypefaceTests.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/tests/unit/TypefaceTests.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
                                               std::vector<minikin::FontVariation>());
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<minikin::Font>> fonts;
     fonts.push_back(minikin::Font::Builder(font).build());
-    return std::make_shared<minikin::FontFamily>(std::move(fonts));
+    return minikin::FontFamily::create(std::move(fonts));
 }
 
 std::vector<std::shared_ptr<minikin::FontFamily>> makeSingleFamlyVector(const char* fileName) {