2 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/utils/Utils.cpp b/utils/Utils.cpp
index 8a2d11814e..a5c6a95a2a 100644
--- a/utils/Utils.cpp
+++ b/utils/Utils.cpp
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ void discard_comments_and_spaces(std::ifstream &fs)
 } // namespace
 
 #ifndef BENCHMARK_EXAMPLES
-int run_example(int argc, char **argv, Example &example)
+int run_example(int argc, char **argv, std::unique_ptr<Example> example)
 {
     std::cout << "\n"
               << argv[0] << "\n\n";
 
     try
     {
-        example.do_setup(argc, argv);
-        example.do_run();
-        example.do_teardown();
+        example->do_setup(argc, argv);
+        example->do_run();
+        example->do_teardown();
 
         std::cout << "\nTest passed\n";
         return 0;
diff --git a/utils/Utils.h b/utils/Utils.h
index 73b6d4f832..6241562a28 100644
--- a/utils/Utils.h
+++ b/utils/Utils.h
@@ -83,13 +83,12 @@ public:
  * @param[in] argv    Command line arguments
  * @param[in] example Example to run
  */
-int run_example(int argc, char **argv, Example &example);
+int run_example(int argc, char **argv, std::unique_ptr<Example> example);
 
 template <typename T>
 int run_example(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    T example;
-    return run_example(argc, argv, example);
+    return run_example(argc, argv, support::cpp14::make_unique<T>());
 }
 
 /** Draw a RGB rectangular window for the detected object