diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/pretty_printer_test.cc b/compiler/optimizing/pretty_printer_test.cc
index a231a72..9cf8235 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/pretty_printer_test.cc
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/pretty_printer_test.cc
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
 static void TestCode(const uint16_t* data, const char* expected) {
   ArenaPool pool;
   ArenaAllocator allocator(&pool);
-  HGraphBuilder builder(&allocator);
+  HGraph* graph = new (&allocator) HGraph(&allocator);
+  HGraphBuilder builder(graph);
   const DexFile::CodeItem* item = reinterpret_cast<const DexFile::CodeItem*>(data);
-  HGraph* graph = builder.BuildGraph(*item);
-  ASSERT_NE(graph, nullptr);
+  bool graph_built = builder.BuildGraph(*item);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(graph_built);
   StringPrettyPrinter printer(graph);
   printer.VisitInsertionOrder();
   ASSERT_STREQ(expected, printer.str().c_str());