diff --git a/adb/adb_listeners.cpp b/adb/adb_listeners.cpp
index a142384be..fecf452c1 100644
--- a/adb/adb_listeners.cpp
+++ b/adb/adb_listeners.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "socket_spec.h"
 #include "sysdeps.h"
+#include "sysdeps/memory.h"
 #include "transport.h"
 
 // A listener is an entity which binds to a local port and, upon receiving a connection on that
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ InstallStatus install_listener(const std::string& local_name, const char* connec
         }
     }
 
-    std::unique_ptr<alistener> listener(new alistener(local_name, connect_to));
+    auto listener = std::make_unique<alistener>(local_name, connect_to);
 
     int resolved = 0;
     listener->fd = socket_spec_listen(listener->local_name, error, &resolved);
diff --git a/adb/client/commandline.cpp b/adb/client/commandline.cpp
index d126f52a5..34930c6aa 100644
--- a/adb/client/commandline.cpp
+++ b/adb/client/commandline.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #include "services.h"
 #include "shell_service.h"
 #include "sysdeps/chrono.h"
+#include "sysdeps/memory.h"
 
 static int install_app(int argc, const char** argv);
 static int install_multiple_app(int argc, const char** argv);
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ int read_and_dump(int fd, bool use_shell_protocol = false,
     char raw_buffer[BUFSIZ];
     char* buffer_ptr = raw_buffer;
     if (use_shell_protocol) {
-        protocol.reset(new ShellProtocol(fd));
+        protocol = std::make_unique<ShellProtocol>(fd);
         if (!protocol) {
             LOG(ERROR) << "failed to allocate memory for ShellProtocol object";
             return 1;
@@ -630,7 +631,7 @@ static int RemoteShell(bool use_shell_protocol, const std::string& type_arg,
     args->raw_stdin = raw_stdin;
     args->escape_char = escape_char;
     if (use_shell_protocol) {
-        args->protocol.reset(new ShellProtocol(args->write_fd));
+        args->protocol = std::make_unique<ShellProtocol>(args->write_fd);
     }
 
     if (raw_stdin) stdin_raw_init();
diff --git a/adb/daemon/shell_service.cpp b/adb/daemon/shell_service.cpp
index f9f80c03d..c04ceafa7 100644
--- a/adb/daemon/shell_service.cpp
+++ b/adb/daemon/shell_service.cpp
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ bool Subprocess::ForkAndExec(std::string* error) {
         }
         D("protocol FD = %d", protocol_sfd_.get());
 
-        input_.reset(new ShellProtocol(protocol_sfd_));
-        output_.reset(new ShellProtocol(protocol_sfd_));
+        input_ = std::make_unique<ShellProtocol>(protocol_sfd_);
+        output_ = std::make_unique<ShellProtocol>(protocol_sfd_);
         if (!input_ || !output_) {
             *error = "failed to allocate shell protocol objects";
             kill(pid_, SIGKILL);
diff --git a/adb/fdevent_test.cpp b/adb/fdevent_test.cpp
index 63cc4d176..dadae5ab7 100644
--- a/adb/fdevent_test.cpp
+++ b/adb/fdevent_test.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void FdEventThreadFunc(ThreadArg* arg) {
 
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<FdHandler>> fd_handlers;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < read_fds.size(); ++i) {
-        fd_handlers.push_back(std::unique_ptr<FdHandler>(new FdHandler(read_fds[i], write_fds[i])));
+        fd_handlers.push_back(std::make_unique<FdHandler>(read_fds[i], write_fds[i]));
     }
 
     fdevent_loop();
diff --git a/adb/sysdeps/memory.h b/adb/sysdeps/memory.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e4c509f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adb/sysdeps/memory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#pragma once
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+// We don't have C++14 on Windows yet.
+// Reimplement std::make_unique ourselves until we do.
+
+namespace std {
+
+template <typename T, typename... Args>
+typename std::enable_if<!std::is_array<T>::value, std::unique_ptr<T>>::type make_unique(
+    Args&&... args) {
+    return std::unique_ptr<T>(new T(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+}
+
+}  // namespace std
+
+#endif
diff --git a/adb/transport.cpp b/adb/transport.cpp
index 3329f0f19..37b56e28f 100644
--- a/adb/transport.cpp
+++ b/adb/transport.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #define TRACE_TAG TRANSPORT
 
 #include "sysdeps.h"
+#include "sysdeps/memory.h"
+
 #include "transport.h"
 
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ void BlockingConnectionAdapter::Start() {
     read_thread_ = std::thread([this]() {
         LOG(INFO) << this->transport_name_ << ": read thread spawning";
         while (true) {
-            std::unique_ptr<apacket> packet(new apacket());
+            auto packet = std::make_unique<apacket>();
             if (!underlying_->Read(packet.get())) {
                 PLOG(INFO) << this->transport_name_ << ": read failed";
                 break;
diff --git a/adb/transport_local.cpp b/adb/transport_local.cpp
index ff395dc7e..c09fcb76d 100644
--- a/adb/transport_local.cpp
+++ b/adb/transport_local.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "adb_unique_fd.h"
 #include "adb_utils.h"
 #include "sysdeps/chrono.h"
+#include "sysdeps/memory.h"
 
 #if ADB_HOST
 
@@ -450,9 +451,8 @@ int init_socket_transport(atransport* t, int s, int adb_port, int local) {
 #if ADB_HOST
     // Emulator connection.
     if (local) {
-        std::unique_ptr<BlockingConnection> emulator_connection(
-            new EmulatorConnection(std::move(fd), adb_port));
-        t->connection.reset(new BlockingConnectionAdapter(std::move(emulator_connection)));
+        auto emulator_connection = std::make_unique<EmulatorConnection>(std::move(fd), adb_port);
+        t->connection = std::make_unique<BlockingConnectionAdapter>(std::move(emulator_connection));
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(local_transports_lock);
         atransport* existing_transport = find_emulator_transport_by_adb_port_locked(adb_port);
         if (existing_transport != NULL) {
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ int init_socket_transport(atransport* t, int s, int adb_port, int local) {
 #endif
 
     // Regular tcp connection.
-    std::unique_ptr<BlockingConnection> fd_connection(new FdConnection(std::move(fd)));
-    t->connection.reset(new BlockingConnectionAdapter(std::move(fd_connection)));
+    auto fd_connection = std::make_unique<FdConnection>(std::move(fd));
+    t->connection = std::make_unique<BlockingConnectionAdapter>(std::move(fd_connection));
     return fail;
 }
diff --git a/adb/transport_usb.cpp b/adb/transport_usb.cpp
index 33e00a1f4..e9a75cd71 100644
--- a/adb/transport_usb.cpp
+++ b/adb/transport_usb.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define TRACE_TAG TRANSPORT
 
 #include "sysdeps.h"
+#include "sysdeps/memory.h"
 #include "transport.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -174,8 +175,8 @@ void UsbConnection::Close() {
 
 void init_usb_transport(atransport* t, usb_handle* h) {
     D("transport: usb");
-    std::unique_ptr<BlockingConnection> connection(new UsbConnection(h));
-    t->connection.reset(new BlockingConnectionAdapter(std::move(connection)));
+    auto connection = std::make_unique<UsbConnection>(h);
+    t->connection = std::make_unique<BlockingConnectionAdapter>(std::move(connection));
     t->type = kTransportUsb;
 }