diff --git a/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/stagingBuffer.h b/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/stagingBuffer.h
index fe90438..9c0f4a1 100644
--- a/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/stagingBuffer.h
+++ b/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/stagingBuffer.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ assemblingFlag(false)
 
 	computeSlotStrideAndBufferSize();
 
-	buffer.reset(new uint8_t[bufferNBytes]);
+	buffer = std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(bufferNBytes);
 	currentNBytes.store(0);
 
 	// Build FrameAssemblyDesc once