diff --git a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
index 1a2ab81..7f7ae2c 100644
--- a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
+++ b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-status_t BootAnimation::initTexture(void* buffer, size_t len)
+status_t BootAnimation::initTexture(const Animation::Frame& frame)
 {
     //StopWatch watch("blah");
 
     SkBitmap bitmap;
-    SkMemoryStream  stream(buffer, len);
+    SkMemoryStream  stream(frame.map->getDataPtr(), frame.map->getDataLength());
     SkImageDecoder* codec = SkImageDecoder::Factory(&stream);
     if (codec) {
         codec->setDitherImage(false);
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@
         delete codec;
     }
 
+    // FileMap memory is never released until application exit.
+    // Release it now as the texture is already loaded and the memory used for
+    // the packed resource can be released.
+    frame.map->release();
+
     // ensure we can call getPixels(). No need to call unlock, since the
     // bitmap will go out of scope when we return from this method.
     bitmap.lockPixels();
@@ -406,6 +411,7 @@
 
     String8 desString((char const*)descMap->getDataPtr(),
             descMap->getDataLength());
+    descMap->release();
     char const* s = desString.string();
 
     Animation animation;
@@ -530,9 +536,7 @@
                         glTexParameterx(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
                         glTexParameterx(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
                     }
-                    initTexture(
-                            frame.map->getDataPtr(),
-                            frame.map->getDataLength());
+                    initTexture(frame);
                 }
 
                 if (!clearReg.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.h b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.h
index 22963c2..ba1c507 100644
--- a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.h
+++ b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     };
 
     status_t initTexture(Texture* texture, AssetManager& asset, const char* name);
-    status_t initTexture(void* buffer, size_t len);
+    status_t initTexture(const Animation::Frame& frame);
     bool android();
     bool movie();