diff --git a/core/modules/rdf/rdf.module b/core/modules/rdf/rdf.module
index 33a3e92a2bd5b7ad3c3826c76c3725de06b0f64c..0c7cf5ceebf3cbd2abae5a8cb43f5fc4fdabe5fa 100644
--- a/core/modules/rdf/rdf.module
+++ b/core/modules/rdf/rdf.module
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Template\Attribute;
+use Drupal\rdf\Entity\RdfMapping;
 
 /**
  * Implements hook_help().
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ function rdf_get_mapping($entity_type, $bundle) {
 
   // If not found, create a fresh mapping object.
   if (!$mapping) {
-    $mapping = entity_create('rdf_mapping', array(
+    $mapping = RdfMapping::create(array(
       'targetEntityType' => $entity_type,
       'bundle' => $bundle,
     ));