diff --git a/sycl/include/sycl/handler.hpp b/sycl/include/sycl/handler.hpp
index 96ee4f5a28d94..f6e76ea857475 100644
--- a/sycl/include/sycl/handler.hpp
+++ b/sycl/include/sycl/handler.hpp
@@ -794,8 +794,8 @@ class __SYCL_EXPORT handler {
         detail::KernelLambdaHasKernelHandlerArgT<KernelType,
                                                  LambdaArgType>::value;
 
-    MHostKernel.reset(
-        new detail::HostKernel<KernelType, LambdaArgType, Dims>(KernelFunc));
+    MHostKernel = std::make_unique<
+        detail::HostKernel<KernelType, LambdaArgType, Dims>>(KernelFunc);
 
     constexpr bool KernelHasName =
         detail::getKernelName<KernelName>() != nullptr &&