diff --git a/init/epoll.cpp b/init/epoll.cpp
index f814c65..fd1af4f 100644
--- a/init/epoll.cpp
+++ b/init/epoll.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     auto [it, inserted] = epoll_handlers_.emplace(
             fd, Info{
                         .events = events,
-                        .handler = std::make_shared<Handler>(std::move(handler)),
+                        .handler = std::move(handler),
                 });
     if (!inserted) {
         return Error() << "Cannot specify two epoll handlers for a given FD";
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
             // Log something informational.
             LOG(ERROR) << "Received unexpected epoll event set: " << ev[i].events;
         }
-        (*info.handler)();
+        info.handler();
         for (auto fd : to_remove_) {
             epoll_handlers_.erase(fd);
         }
diff --git a/init/epoll.h b/init/epoll.h
index 5853134..1e71803 100644
--- a/init/epoll.h
+++ b/init/epoll.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
   private:
     struct Info {
-        std::shared_ptr<Handler> handler;
+        Handler handler;
         uint32_t events;
     };