diff --git a/extensions/browser/bad_message.cc b/extensions/browser/bad_message.cc
index 85ce5d6..a0dacaac 100644
--- a/extensions/browser/bad_message.cc
+++ b/extensions/browser/bad_message.cc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "extensions/browser/bad_message.h"
 
 #include "base/logging.h"
-#include "base/metrics/histogram_macros.h"
+#include "base/metrics/sparse_histogram.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/render_process_host.h"
 
 namespace extensions {
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
                         BadMessageReason reason) {
   LOG(ERROR) << "Terminating extension renderer for bad IPC message, reason "
              << reason;
-  UMA_HISTOGRAM_ENUMERATION("Stability.BadMessageTerminated.Extensions", reason,
-                            BAD_MESSAGE_MAX);
+  UMA_HISTOGRAM_SPARSE_SLOWLY("Stability.BadMessageTerminated.Extensions",
+                              reason);
   host->ShutdownForBadMessage();
 }