diff --git a/mozilla/extensions/java/xpcom/nsAppFileLocProviderProxy.cpp b/mozilla/extensions/java/xpcom/nsAppFileLocProviderProxy.cpp
index d0e90f46dd8..ff4bd56fe81 100644
--- a/mozilla/extensions/java/xpcom/nsAppFileLocProviderProxy.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/extensions/java/xpcom/nsAppFileLocProviderProxy.cpp
@@ -234,3 +234,20 @@ nsAppFileLocProviderProxy::GetFiles(const char* aProp,
   return rv;
 }
 
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+nsresult
+NS_NewAppFileLocProviderProxy(jobject aJavaLocProvider,
+                              nsIDirectoryServiceProvider** aResult)
+{
+  nsAppFileLocProviderProxy* provider =
+            new nsAppFileLocProviderProxy(aJavaLocProvider);
+  if (provider == nsnull)
+    return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+  NS_ADDREF(provider);
+
+  *aResult = provider;
+  return NS_OK;
+}
+
diff --git a/mozilla/extensions/java/xpcom/nsAppFileLocProviderProxy.h b/mozilla/extensions/java/xpcom/nsAppFileLocProviderProxy.h
index 4c3ca515069..d3b90880d6c 100644
--- a/mozilla/extensions/java/xpcom/nsAppFileLocProviderProxy.h
+++ b/mozilla/extensions/java/xpcom/nsAppFileLocProviderProxy.h
@@ -56,5 +56,10 @@ private:
   jobject   mJavaLocProvider;
 };
 
+extern "C" nsresult
+NS_NewAppFileLocProviderProxy(jobject aJavaLocProvider,
+                              nsIDirectoryServiceProvider** aResult);
+
+
 #endif  //_nsAppFileLocProviderProxy_h_
 
diff --git a/mozilla/extensions/java/xpcom/nsJavaInterfaces.cpp b/mozilla/extensions/java/xpcom/nsJavaInterfaces.cpp
index ed6e0d2f470..2b0e86f5ef2 100644
--- a/mozilla/extensions/java/xpcom/nsJavaInterfaces.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/extensions/java/xpcom/nsJavaInterfaces.cpp
@@ -69,18 +69,15 @@ InitEmbedding_Impl(JNIEnv* env, jobject aMozBinDirectory,
   }
 
   // create nsAppFileLocProviderProxy from given Java object
-  nsAppFileLocProviderProxy* provider = nsnull;
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDirectoryServiceProvider> provider;
   if (aAppFileLocProvider) {
-    provider = new nsAppFileLocProviderProxy(aAppFileLocProvider);
-    if (!provider)
-      return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+    rv = NS_NewAppFileLocProviderProxy(aAppFileLocProvider,
+                                       getter_AddRefs(provider));
+    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
   }
 
   // init Gecko
   rv = NS_InitEmbedding(directory, provider);
-  if (provider) {
-    delete provider;
-  }
   NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
 
   // init Event Queue