diff --git a/src/modules/utility/source/file_player_impl.cc b/src/modules/utility/source/file_player_impl.cc
index 9e3f02fff..f5eb9b857 100644
--- a/src/modules/utility/source/file_player_impl.cc
+++ b/src/modules/utility/source/file_player_impl.cc
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ VideoFilePlayerImpl::VideoFilePlayerImpl(WebRtc_UWord32 instanceID,
       _decodedVideoFrames(0),
       _encodedData(*new EncodedVideoData()),
       _frameScaler(*new FrameScaler()),
-      _critSec(*CriticalSectionWrapper::CreateCriticalSection()),
+      _critSec(CriticalSectionWrapper::CreateCriticalSection()),
       _accumulatedRenderTimeMs(0),
       _numberOfFramesRead(0),
       _videoOnly(false)
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ VideoFilePlayerImpl::VideoFilePlayerImpl(WebRtc_UWord32 instanceID,
 
 VideoFilePlayerImpl::~VideoFilePlayerImpl()
 {
-    delete &_critSec;
+    delete _critSec;
     delete &_frameScaler;
     delete &_videoDecoder;
     delete &_encodedData;
diff --git a/src/modules/utility/source/file_player_impl.h b/src/modules/utility/source/file_player_impl.h
index bd8286172..8b9f6ae73 100644
--- a/src/modules/utility/source/file_player_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/utility/source/file_player_impl.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ private:
     EncodedVideoData& _encodedData;
 
     FrameScaler& _frameScaler;
-    CriticalSectionWrapper& _critSec;
+    CriticalSectionWrapper* _critSec;
     TickTime _startTime;
     WebRtc_Word64 _accumulatedRenderTimeMs;
     WebRtc_UWord32 _frameLengthMS;
diff --git a/src/modules/utility/source/file_recorder_impl.cc b/src/modules/utility/source/file_recorder_impl.cc
index c0a3a9d47..192244297 100644
--- a/src/modules/utility/source/file_recorder_impl.cc
+++ b/src/modules/utility/source/file_recorder_impl.cc
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ AviRecorder::AviRecorder(WebRtc_UWord32 instanceID, FileFormats fileFormat)
       _videoOnly(false),
       _thread( 0),
       _timeEvent(*EventWrapper::Create()),
-      _critSec(*CriticalSectionWrapper::CreateCriticalSection()),
+      _critSec(CriticalSectionWrapper::CreateCriticalSection()),
       _writtenVideoFramesCounter(0),
       _writtenAudioMS(0),
       _writtenVideoMS(0)
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ AviRecorder::~AviRecorder( )
     delete _videoFramesQueue;
     delete _thread;
     delete &_timeEvent;
-    delete &_critSec;
+    delete _critSec;
 }
 
 WebRtc_Word32 AviRecorder::StartRecordingVideoFile(
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ bool AviRecorder::StartThread()
 
 bool AviRecorder::StopThread()
 {
-    _critSec.Enter();
+    _critSec->Enter();
 
     if(_thread)
     {
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ bool AviRecorder::StopThread()
 
         _timeEvent.Set();
 
-        _critSec.Leave();
+        _critSec->Leave();
 
         if(thread->Stop())
         {
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ bool AviRecorder::StopThread()
             return false;
         }
     } else {
-        _critSec.Leave();
+        _critSec->Leave();
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/utility/source/file_recorder_impl.h b/src/modules/utility/source/file_recorder_impl.h
index 6b32b3076..0bb2a9091 100644
--- a/src/modules/utility/source/file_recorder_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/utility/source/file_recorder_impl.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ private:
 
     ThreadWrapper* _thread;
     EventWrapper& _timeEvent;
-    CriticalSectionWrapper& _critSec;
+    CriticalSectionWrapper* _critSec;
     WebRtc_Word64 _writtenVideoFramesCounter;
     WebRtc_Word64 _writtenAudioMS;
     WebRtc_Word64 _writtenVideoMS;
diff --git a/src/modules/utility/source/process_thread_impl.cc b/src/modules/utility/source/process_thread_impl.cc
index 57fe1cd0e..356029445 100644
--- a/src/modules/utility/source/process_thread_impl.cc
+++ b/src/modules/utility/source/process_thread_impl.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void ProcessThread::DestroyProcessThread(ProcessThread* module)
 
 ProcessThreadImpl::ProcessThreadImpl()
     : _timeEvent(*EventWrapper::Create()),
-      _critSectModules(*CriticalSectionWrapper::CreateCriticalSection()),
+      _critSectModules(CriticalSectionWrapper::CreateCriticalSection()),
       _thread(NULL)
 {
     WEBRTC_TRACE(kTraceMemory, kTraceUtility, -1, "%s created", __FUNCTION__);
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ProcessThreadImpl::ProcessThreadImpl()
 
 ProcessThreadImpl::~ProcessThreadImpl()
 {
-    delete &_critSectModules;
+    delete _critSectModules;
     delete &_timeEvent;
     WEBRTC_TRACE(kTraceMemory, kTraceUtility, -1, "%s deleted", __FUNCTION__);
 }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ WebRtc_Word32 ProcessThreadImpl::Start()
 
 WebRtc_Word32 ProcessThreadImpl::Stop()
 {
-    _critSectModules.Enter();
+    _critSectModules->Enter();
     if(_thread)
     {
         _thread->SetNotAlive();
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ WebRtc_Word32 ProcessThreadImpl::Stop()
         _thread = NULL;
 
         _timeEvent.Set();
-        _critSectModules.Leave();
+        _critSectModules->Leave();
 
         if(thread->Stop())
         {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ WebRtc_Word32 ProcessThreadImpl::Stop()
             return -1;
         }
     } else {
-        _critSectModules.Leave();
+        _critSectModules->Leave();
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/utility/source/process_thread_impl.h b/src/modules/utility/source/process_thread_impl.h
index a712ffc06..79b12725d 100644
--- a/src/modules/utility/source/process_thread_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/utility/source/process_thread_impl.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     EventWrapper&           _timeEvent;
-    CriticalSectionWrapper& _critSectModules;
+    CriticalSectionWrapper* _critSectModules;
     ListWrapper             _modules;
     ThreadWrapper*          _thread;
 };
diff --git a/src/modules/utility/source/rtp_dump_impl.cc b/src/modules/utility/source/rtp_dump_impl.cc
index 6ba0c0ba9..8a90727de 100644
--- a/src/modules/utility/source/rtp_dump_impl.cc
+++ b/src/modules/utility/source/rtp_dump_impl.cc
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void RtpDump::DestroyRtpDump(RtpDump* object)
 }
 
 RtpDumpImpl::RtpDumpImpl()
-    : _critSect(*CriticalSectionWrapper::CreateCriticalSection()),
+    : _critSect(CriticalSectionWrapper::CreateCriticalSection()),
       _file(*FileWrapper::Create()),
       _startTime(0)
 {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ RtpDumpImpl::~RtpDumpImpl()
     _file.Flush();
     _file.CloseFile();
     delete &_file;
-    delete &_critSect;
+    delete _critSect;
     WEBRTC_TRACE(kTraceMemory, kTraceUtility, -1, "%s deleted", __FUNCTION__);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/utility/source/rtp_dump_impl.h b/src/modules/utility/source/rtp_dump_impl.h
index a84e5985b..28b5a70bf 100644
--- a/src/modules/utility/source/rtp_dump_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/utility/source/rtp_dump_impl.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ private:
     bool RTCP(const WebRtc_UWord8* packet) const;
 
 private:
-    CriticalSectionWrapper& _critSect;
+    CriticalSectionWrapper* _critSect;
     FileWrapper& _file;
     WebRtc_UWord32 _startTime;
 };