diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp
index 270bc7536ba..60d58909e3a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ static QByteArray tableToYAML(QTableWidget *table)
 ClangFormatConfigWidget::ClangFormatConfigWidget(ProjectExplorer::Project *project,
                                                  QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget(parent)
-    , m_ui(new Ui::ClangFormatConfigWidget)
     , m_project(project)
+    , m_ui(std::make_unique<Ui::ClangFormatConfigWidget>())
 {
     m_ui->setupUi(this);