diff --git a/include/input/KeyCharacterMap.h b/include/input/KeyCharacterMap.h
index b2e8baa..dfcf766 100644
--- a/include/input/KeyCharacterMap.h
+++ b/include/input/KeyCharacterMap.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
 #ifdef __linux__
     /* Reads a key map from a parcel. */
-    static std::shared_ptr<KeyCharacterMap> readFromParcel(Parcel* parcel);
+    static std::unique_ptr<KeyCharacterMap> readFromParcel(Parcel* parcel);
 
     /* Writes a key map to a parcel. */
     void writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) const;
diff --git a/libs/input/KeyCharacterMap.cpp b/libs/input/KeyCharacterMap.cpp
index a4cd239..e2feabc 100644
--- a/libs/input/KeyCharacterMap.cpp
+++ b/libs/input/KeyCharacterMap.cpp
@@ -613,14 +613,14 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef __linux__
-std::shared_ptr<KeyCharacterMap> KeyCharacterMap::readFromParcel(Parcel* parcel) {
+std::unique_ptr<KeyCharacterMap> KeyCharacterMap::readFromParcel(Parcel* parcel) {
     if (parcel == nullptr) {
         ALOGE("%s: Null parcel", __func__);
         return nullptr;
     }
     std::string loadFileName = parcel->readCString();
-    std::shared_ptr<KeyCharacterMap> map =
-            std::shared_ptr<KeyCharacterMap>(new KeyCharacterMap(loadFileName));
+    std::unique_ptr<KeyCharacterMap> map =
+            std::make_unique<KeyCharacterMap>(KeyCharacterMap(loadFileName));
     map->mType = static_cast<KeyCharacterMap::KeyboardType>(parcel->readInt32());
     map->mLayoutOverlayApplied = parcel->readBool();
     size_t numKeys = parcel->readInt32();