diff --git a/cpp/benchmarks/fixture/benchmark_fixture.hpp b/cpp/benchmarks/fixture/benchmark_fixture.hpp
index ca3a748ccad..5f23cbbafdd 100644
--- a/cpp/benchmarks/fixture/benchmark_fixture.hpp
+++ b/cpp/benchmarks/fixture/benchmark_fixture.hpp
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ inline auto make_cuda() { return std::make_shared<rmm::mr::cuda_memory_resource>
 inline auto make_pool_instance()
 {
   static rmm::mr::cuda_memory_resource cuda_mr;
-  static rmm::mr::pool_memory_resource pool_mr{&cuda_mr};
-  return std::shared_ptr<rmm::mr::device_memory_resource>(&pool_mr);
+  static auto pool_mr =
+    std::make_shared<rmm::mr::pool_memory_resource<rmm::mr::cuda_memory_resource>>(&cuda_mr);
+  return pool_mr;
 }
 }  // namespace