diff --git a/test/cairo-test.c b/test/cairo-test.c
index dbfbf7e34..bab952603 100644
--- a/test/cairo-test.c
+++ b/test/cairo-test.c
@@ -1662,6 +1662,14 @@ cairo_test_get_context (cairo_t *cr)
     return cairo_get_user_data (cr, &_cairo_test_context_key);
 }
 
+cairo_t *
+cairo_test_create (cairo_surface_t *surface, cairo_test_context_t *ctx)
+{
+  cairo_t *cr = cairo_create(surface);
+  cairo_set_user_data(cr, &_cairo_test_context_key, ctx, NULL);
+  return cr;
+}
+
 cairo_surface_t *
 cairo_test_create_surface_from_png (const cairo_test_context_t *ctx,
 	                            const char *filename)
diff --git a/test/cairo-test.h b/test/cairo-test.h
index 7e9605f61..767c1ddf5 100644
--- a/test/cairo-test.h
+++ b/test/cairo-test.h
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ cairo_test_get_reference_image (cairo_test_context_t *ctx,
 cairo_bool_t
 cairo_test_mkdir (const char *path);
 
+cairo_t *
+cairo_test_create (cairo_surface_t *surface, cairo_test_context_t *ctx);
+
 CAIRO_END_DECLS
 
 #endif
diff --git a/test/record.c b/test/record.c
index 774c13316..bc5e1f72e 100644
--- a/test/record.c
+++ b/test/record.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ record_create (cairo_t *target)
     cairo_t *cr;
 
     surface = cairo_recording_surface_create (cairo_surface_get_content (cairo_get_target (target)), NULL);
-    cr = cairo_create (surface);
+    cr = cairo_test_create (surface, cairo_test_get_context (target));
     cairo_surface_destroy (surface);
 
     return cr;
diff --git a/test/record1414x.c b/test/record1414x.c
index 029e5a4d6..c38857c1f 100644
--- a/test/record1414x.c
+++ b/test/record1414x.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ record_create (cairo_t *target)
     cairo_t *cr;
 
     surface = cairo_recording_surface_create (cairo_surface_get_content (cairo_get_target (target)), NULL);
-    cr = cairo_create (surface);
+    cr = cairo_test_create (surface, cairo_test_get_context (target));
     cairo_surface_destroy (surface);
 
     return cr;
diff --git a/test/record2x.c b/test/record2x.c
index 7fe037732..caca0e603 100644
--- a/test/record2x.c
+++ b/test/record2x.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ record_create (cairo_t *target)
     cairo_t *cr;
 
     surface = cairo_recording_surface_create (cairo_surface_get_content (cairo_get_target (target)), NULL);
-    cr = cairo_create (surface);
+    cr = cairo_test_create (surface, cairo_test_get_context (target));
     cairo_surface_destroy (surface);
 
     return cr;
diff --git a/test/record90.c b/test/record90.c
index 95ba3b1b1..aeec5af81 100644
--- a/test/record90.c
+++ b/test/record90.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ record_create (cairo_t *target)
     cairo_t *cr;
 
     surface = cairo_recording_surface_create (cairo_surface_get_content (cairo_get_target (target)), NULL);
-    cr = cairo_create (surface);
+    cr = cairo_test_create (surface, cairo_test_get_context (target));
     cairo_surface_destroy (surface);
 
     return cr;
diff --git a/test/recordflip.c b/test/recordflip.c
index e923c8a2a..495fe9dd6 100644
--- a/test/recordflip.c
+++ b/test/recordflip.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ record_create (cairo_t *target)
     cairo_t *cr;
 
     surface = cairo_recording_surface_create (cairo_surface_get_content (cairo_get_target (target)), NULL);
-    cr = cairo_create (surface);
+    cr = cairo_test_create (surface, cairo_test_get_context (target));
     cairo_surface_destroy (surface);
 
     return cr;