diff --git a/clang/tools/clang-fuzzer/handle-cxx/handle_cxx.cpp b/clang/tools/clang-fuzzer/handle-cxx/handle_cxx.cpp
index 14204021d262..98925c00260f 100644
--- a/clang/tools/clang-fuzzer/handle-cxx/handle_cxx.cpp
+++ b/clang/tools/clang-fuzzer/handle-cxx/handle_cxx.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ void clang_fuzzer::HandleCXX(const std::string &S,
   llvm::IntrusiveRefCntPtr<FileManager> Files(
       new FileManager(FileSystemOptions()));
   IgnoringDiagConsumer Diags;
-  IntrusiveRefCntPtr<DiagnosticOptions> DiagOpts = new DiagnosticOptions();
+  DiagnosticOptions DiagOpts;
   DiagnosticsEngine Diagnostics(
-      IntrusiveRefCntPtr<clang::DiagnosticIDs>(new DiagnosticIDs()), &*DiagOpts,
+      IntrusiveRefCntPtr<clang::DiagnosticIDs>(new DiagnosticIDs()), DiagOpts,
       &Diags, false);
   std::unique_ptr<clang::CompilerInvocation> Invocation(
       tooling::newInvocation(&Diagnostics, CC1Args, /*BinaryName=*/nullptr));