diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/MS/internal/FontCache/DWriteFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/MS/internal/FontCache/DWriteFactory.cs
index 8713ed41453..04c59e281a2 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/MS/internal/FontCache/DWriteFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/MS/internal/FontCache/DWriteFactory.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ internal static Text.TextInterface.Factory Instance
             }
         }
 
-        internal static Text.TextInterface.FontCollection SystemFontCollection
+        internal static unsafe Text.TextInterface.FontCollection SystemFontCollection
         {
             get
             {
@@ -50,7 +50,13 @@ internal static Text.TextInterface.FontCollection SystemFontCollection
                     {
                         if (_systemFontCollection == null)
                         {
-                            _systemFontCollection = DWriteFactory.Instance.GetSystemFontCollection();
+                            var dwriteFactory = Instance.DWriteFactoryAddRef;
+                            IDWriteFontCollection* dwriteFontCollection = null;
+                            var checkForUpdates = false;
+                            var hr = dwriteFactory->GetSystemFontCollection(&dwriteFontCollection, checkForUpdates);
+                            System.GC.KeepAlive(this);
+                            _systemFontCollection = new MS.Internal.Text.TextInterface.FontCollection(dwriteFontCollection);
+                            dwriteFactory->Release();
                         }
                     }
                 }