diff --git a/drm/libmediadrm/DrmHal.cpp b/drm/libmediadrm/DrmHal.cpp
index 84713c1..3affb25 100644
--- a/drm/libmediadrm/DrmHal.cpp
+++ b/drm/libmediadrm/DrmHal.cpp
@@ -1556,22 +1556,22 @@
 
 void DrmHal::reportFrameworkMetrics() const
 {
-    MediaAnalyticsItem item("mediadrm");
-    item.generateSessionID();
-    item.setPkgName(mMetrics.GetAppPackageName().c_str());
+    std::unique_ptr<MediaAnalyticsItem> item(MediaAnalyticsItem::create("mediadrm"));
+    item->generateSessionID();
+    item->setPkgName(mMetrics.GetAppPackageName().c_str());
     String8 vendor;
     String8 description;
     status_t result = getPropertyStringInternal(String8("vendor"), vendor);
     if (result != OK) {
         ALOGE("Failed to get vendor from drm plugin: %d", result);
     } else {
-        item.setCString("vendor", vendor.c_str());
+        item->setCString("vendor", vendor.c_str());
     }
     result = getPropertyStringInternal(String8("description"), description);
     if (result != OK) {
         ALOGE("Failed to get description from drm plugin: %d", result);
     } else {
-        item.setCString("description", description.c_str());
+        item->setCString("description", description.c_str());
     }
 
     std::string serializedMetrics;
@@ -1582,9 +1582,9 @@
     std::string b64EncodedMetrics = toBase64StringNoPad(serializedMetrics.data(),
                                                         serializedMetrics.size());
     if (!b64EncodedMetrics.empty()) {
-        item.setCString("serialized_metrics", b64EncodedMetrics.c_str());
+        item->setCString("serialized_metrics", b64EncodedMetrics.c_str());
     }
-    if (!item.selfrecord()) {
+    if (!item->selfrecord()) {
         ALOGE("Failed to self record framework metrics");
     }
 }