diff --git a/cc/paint/refcounted_buffer.h b/cc/paint/refcounted_buffer.h
index a2c950090abc3..bandaid 100644
--- a/cc/paint/refcounted_buffer.h
+++ b/cc/paint/refcounted_buffer.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace cc {
 // recording large vertex/uv/index arrays to a PaintOpBuffer.
 template <typename T>
 class CC_PAINT_EXPORT RefCountedBuffer
-    : public base::RefCounted<RefCountedBuffer<T>> {
+    : public base::RefCountedThreadSafe<RefCountedBuffer<T>> {
  public:
   REQUIRE_ADOPTION_FOR_REFCOUNTED_TYPE();

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class CC_PAINT_EXPORT RefCountedBuffer
   }

  private:
-  friend class base::RefCounted<RefCountedBuffer<T>>;
+  friend class base::RefCountedThreadSafe<RefCountedBuffer<T>>;
   ~RefCountedBuffer() = default;

   std::vector<T> buffer_;