diff --git a/compiler/elf_writer_mclinker.cc b/compiler/elf_writer_mclinker.cc
index eb9b230..aa4a5b2 100644
--- a/compiler/elf_writer_mclinker.cc
+++ b/compiler/elf_writer_mclinker.cc
@@ -361,8 +361,9 @@
       ClassLinker* linker = Runtime::Current()->GetClassLinker();
       // Unchecked as we hold mutator_lock_ on entry.
       ScopedObjectAccessUnchecked soa(Thread::Current());
-      Handle<mirror::DexCache> dex_cache(soa.Self(), linker->FindDexCache(dex_file));
-      Handle<mirror::ClassLoader> class_loader(soa.Self(), nullptr);
+      StackHandleScope<2> hs(soa.Self());
+      Handle<mirror::DexCache> dex_cache(hs.NewHandle(linker->FindDexCache(dex_file)));
+      auto class_loader(hs.NewHandle<mirror::ClassLoader>(nullptr));
       method = linker->ResolveMethod(dex_file, method_idx, dex_cache, class_loader, NULL, invoke_type);
       CHECK(method != NULL);
     }