diff --git a/sw/source/core/inc/UndoDraw.hxx b/sw/source/core/inc/UndoDraw.hxx
index 892016e476db..557dba678825 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/inc/UndoDraw.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/inc/UndoDraw.hxx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class SwSdrUndo : public SwUndo
     std::unique_ptr<SdrMarkList> pMarkList; // MarkList for all selected SdrObjects
 
 public:
-    SwSdrUndo( SdrUndoAction* , const SdrMarkList* pMarkList, const SwDoc* pDoc );
+    SwSdrUndo( std::unique_ptr<SdrUndoAction> , const SdrMarkList* pMarkList, const SwDoc* pDoc );
 
     virtual ~SwSdrUndo() override;
 
diff --git a/sw/source/core/undo/undraw.cxx b/sw/source/core/undo/undraw.cxx
index 0572877b62b7..2b1a8c442f15 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/undo/undraw.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/undo/undraw.cxx
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ IMPL_LINK( SwDoc, AddDrawUndo, SdrUndoAction *, pUndo, void )
         if( pSh && pSh->HasDrawView() )
             pMarkList = &pSh->GetDrawView()->GetMarkedObjectList();
 
-        GetIDocumentUndoRedo().AppendUndo( new SwSdrUndo(pUndo, pMarkList, this) );
+        GetIDocumentUndoRedo().AppendUndo( new SwSdrUndo(std::unique_ptr<SdrUndoAction>(pUndo), pMarkList, this) );
     }
     else
         delete pUndo;
 }
 
-SwSdrUndo::SwSdrUndo( SdrUndoAction* pUndo, const SdrMarkList* pMrkLst, const SwDoc* pDoc )
-    : SwUndo( SwUndoId::DRAWUNDO, pDoc ), pSdrUndo( pUndo )
+SwSdrUndo::SwSdrUndo( std::unique_ptr<SdrUndoAction> pUndo, const SdrMarkList* pMrkLst, const SwDoc* pDoc )
+    : SwUndo( SwUndoId::DRAWUNDO, pDoc ), pSdrUndo( std::move(pUndo) )
 {
     if( pMrkLst && pMrkLst->GetMarkCount() )
         pMarkList.reset( new SdrMarkList( *pMrkLst ) );