diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandshmbackingstore.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandshmbackingstore.cpp
index bdac6dc2416..b1ae2e1ae4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandshmbackingstore.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandshmbackingstore.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #include <QtWaylandClient/private/wayland-wayland-client-protocol.h>
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
@@ -59,18 +61,19 @@ QWaylandShmBuffer::QWaylandShmBuffer(QWaylandDisplay *display,
         fcntl(fd, F_ADD_SEALS, F_SEAL_SHRINK | F_SEAL_SEAL);
 #endif
 
-    QScopedPointer<QFile> filePointer;
+    std::unique_ptr<QFile> filePointer;
     bool opened;
 
     if (fd == -1) {
-        auto tmpFile = new QTemporaryFile (QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::RuntimeLocation) +
+        auto tmpFile =
+            std::make_unique<QTemporaryFile>(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::RuntimeLocation) +
                                        QLatin1String("/wayland-shm-XXXXXX"));
         opened = tmpFile->open();
-        filePointer.reset(tmpFile);
+        filePointer = std::move(tmpFile);
     } else {
-        auto file = new QFile;
+        auto file = std::make_unique<QFile>();
         opened = file->open(fd, QIODevice::ReadWrite | QIODevice::Unbuffered, QFile::AutoCloseHandle);
-        filePointer.reset(file);
+        filePointer = std::move(file);
     }
     // NOTE beginPaint assumes a new buffer be all zeroes, which QFile::resize does.
     if (!opened || !filePointer->resize(alloc)) {