diff --git a/platform/location_service.cpp b/platform/location_service.cpp
index b920219c4b..c192ecb9d5 100644
--- a/platform/location_service.cpp
+++ b/platform/location_service.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public:
   };
 }  // namespace location
 
-location::LocationService * CreateDesktopLocationService(location::LocationObserver & observer)
+std::unique_ptr<location::LocationService> CreateDesktopLocationService(location::LocationObserver & observer)
 {
-  return new location::DesktopLocationService(observer);
+  return std::make_unique<location::DesktopLocationService>(observer);
 }
diff --git a/platform/location_service.hpp b/platform/location_service.hpp
index c4057fe421..f89333da02 100644
--- a/platform/location_service.hpp
+++ b/platform/location_service.hpp
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ public:
 
 } // namespace location
 
-extern "C" location::LocationService * CreateDesktopLocationService(location::LocationObserver & observer);
+std::unique_ptr<location::LocationService> CreateDesktopLocationService(location::LocationObserver & observer);