diff --git a/src/libneochat/neochatroom.cpp b/src/libneochat/neochatroom.cpp
index 523e04979..afae28c0e 100644
--- a/src/libneochat/neochatroom.cpp
+++ b/src/libneochat/neochatroom.cpp
@@ -1744,12 +1744,12 @@ NeochatRoomMember *NeoChatRoom::qmlSafeMember(const QString &memberId)
     }
 
     if (!m_memberObjects.contains(memberId)) {
-        auto member = m_memberObjects.emplace(memberId, std::make_unique<NeochatRoomMember>(this, memberId)).first->second.get();
+        auto member = m_memberObjects.emplace(memberId, new NeochatRoomMember(this, memberId)).first->second;
         QQmlEngine::setObjectOwnership(member, QQmlEngine::CppOwnership);
         return member;
     }
 
-    return m_memberObjects[memberId].get();
+    return m_memberObjects[memberId];
 }
 
 void NeoChatRoom::pinEvent(const QString &eventId)
diff --git a/src/libneochat/neochatroom.h b/src/libneochat/neochatroom.h
index a69e9dfae..206785af8 100644
--- a/src/libneochat/neochatroom.h
+++ b/src/libneochat/neochatroom.h
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ private:
     void cleanupExtraEventRange(Quotient::RoomEventsRange events);
     void cleanupExtraEvent(const QString &eventId);
 
-    std::unordered_map<QString, std::unique_ptr<NeochatRoomMember>> m_memberObjects;
+    std::unordered_map<QString, NeochatRoomMember *> m_memberObjects;
     static std::function<bool(const Quotient::RoomEvent *)> m_hiddenFilter;
 
 private Q_SLOTS: