diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/MinikinUtils.cpp b/core/jni/android/graphics/MinikinUtils.cpp
index 0597d3f..309d35b 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/MinikinUtils.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/MinikinUtils.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@
     layout->doLayout(buf, start, count, bufSize, bidiFlags, minikinStyle, minikinPaint);
 }
 
+float MinikinUtils::measureText(const Paint* paint, int bidiFlags, TypefaceImpl* typeface,
+        const uint16_t* buf, size_t start, size_t count, size_t bufSize, float *advances) {
+    FontCollection *font;
+    MinikinPaint minikinPaint;
+    FontStyle minikinStyle = prepareMinikinPaint(&minikinPaint, &font, paint, typeface);
+    return Layout::measureText(buf, start, count, bufSize, bidiFlags, minikinStyle, minikinPaint,
+            font, advances);
+}
+
 bool MinikinUtils::hasVariationSelector(TypefaceImpl* typeface, uint32_t codepoint, uint32_t vs) {
     const TypefaceImpl* resolvedFace = TypefaceImpl_resolveDefault(typeface);
     return resolvedFace->fFontCollection->hasVariationSelector(codepoint, vs);
diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/MinikinUtils.h b/core/jni/android/graphics/MinikinUtils.h
index 5bf1eec..9152539 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/MinikinUtils.h
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/MinikinUtils.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
             TypefaceImpl* typeface, const uint16_t* buf, size_t start, size_t count,
             size_t bufSize);
 
+    static float measureText(const Paint* paint, int bidiFlags, TypefaceImpl* typeface,
+            const uint16_t* buf, size_t start, size_t count, size_t bufSize, float *advances);
+
     static bool hasVariationSelector(TypefaceImpl* typeface, uint32_t codepoint, uint32_t vs);
 
     static float xOffsetForTextAlign(Paint* paint, const Layout& layout);
diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/Paint.cpp b/core/jni/android/graphics/Paint.cpp
index 98f8ce3..a3214eb 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/Paint.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/Paint.cpp
@@ -493,16 +493,16 @@
                 return 0;
             }
         }
-
-        Layout layout;
-        MinikinUtils::doLayout(&layout, paint, bidiFlags, typeface, text, start, count,
-                contextCount);
-        if (advances != NULL) {
-            std::unique_ptr<jfloat> advancesArray(new jfloat[count]);
-            layout.getAdvances(advancesArray.get());
+        std::unique_ptr<jfloat[]> advancesArray;
+        if (advances) {
+            advancesArray.reset(new jfloat[count]);
+        }
+        const float advance = MinikinUtils::measureText(paint, bidiFlags, typeface, text,
+                start, count, contextCount, advancesArray.get());
+        if (advances) {
             env->SetFloatArrayRegion(advances, advancesIndex, count, advancesArray.get());
         }
-        return layout.getAdvance();
+        return advance;
     }
 
     static jfloat getTextAdvances___CIIIII_FI(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz, jlong paintHandle,