diff --git a/include/core/SkTypeface.h b/include/core/SkTypeface.h
index 430397d3e32f8..7c2c334a99a74 100644
--- a/include/core/SkTypeface.h
+++ b/include/core/SkTypeface.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ typedef uint32_t SkFontID;
 /** Machine endian. */
 typedef uint32_t SkFontTableTag;
 
+#define SK_SUPPORT_LEGACY_TYPEFACE_MAKEFROMSTREAM
+
 /** \class SkTypeface
 
     The SkTypeface class specifies the typeface and intrinsic style of a font.
@@ -129,6 +131,11 @@ class SK_API SkTypeface : public SkWeakRefCnt {
     */
     static sk_sp<SkTypeface> MakeFromStream(std::unique_ptr<SkStreamAsset> stream, int index = 0);
 
+#ifdef SK_SUPPORT_LEGACY_TYPEFACE_MAKEFROMSTREAM
+    // DEPRECATED -- call the version that takes unique_ptr
+    static sk_sp<SkTypeface> MakeFromStream(SkStreamAsset* stream, int index = 0);
+#endif
+
     /** Return a new typeface given a SkData. If the data is null, or is not a valid font file,
      *  returns nullptr.
      */
diff --git a/include/ports/SkFontConfigInterface.h b/include/ports/SkFontConfigInterface.h
index 01346f253175e..12f777d655a92 100644
--- a/include/ports/SkFontConfigInterface.h
+++ b/include/ports/SkFontConfigInterface.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #include "SkFontStyle.h"
 #include "SkRefCnt.h"
-#include "SkStream.h"
 #include "SkTypeface.h"
 
 class SkFontMgr;
@@ -98,9 +97,7 @@ class SK_API SkFontConfigInterface : public SkRefCnt {
      *  openStream(), but derived classes may implement more complex caching schemes.
      */
     virtual sk_sp<SkTypeface> makeTypeface(const FontIdentity& identity) {
-        return SkTypeface::MakeFromStream(std::unique_ptr<SkStreamAsset>(this->openStream(identity)),
-                                          identity.fTTCIndex);
-
+        return SkTypeface::MakeFromStream(this->openStream(identity), identity.fTTCIndex);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/core/SkTypeface.cpp b/src/core/SkTypeface.cpp
index 7bfd47733de8c..8255c431a04bc 100644
--- a/src/core/SkTypeface.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkTypeface.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ sk_sp<SkTypeface> SkTypeface::MakeFromName(const char name[],
     return SkFontMgr::RefDefault()->legacyMakeTypeface(name, fontStyle);
 }
 
+#ifdef SK_SUPPORT_LEGACY_TYPEFACE_MAKEFROMSTREAM
+// DEPRECATED
+sk_sp<SkTypeface> SkTypeface::MakeFromStream(SkStreamAsset* stream, int index) {
+    return MakeFromStream(std::unique_ptr<SkStreamAsset>(stream), index);
+}
+#endif
+
 sk_sp<SkTypeface> SkTypeface::MakeFromStream(std::unique_ptr<SkStreamAsset> stream, int index) {
     if (!stream) {
         return nullptr;