diff --git a/test/core/util/memory_usage_test.cc b/test/core/util/memory_usage_test.cc
index 8439ac8608607..45dc9859d02d9 100644
--- a/test/core/util/memory_usage_test.cc
+++ b/test/core/util/memory_usage_test.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "src/core/util/memory_usage.h"
 
+#include "absl/memory/memory.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
 namespace grpc_core {
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ TEST(MemoryUsageTest, UniquePtrInAStruct) {
   };
   Foo x;
   EXPECT_EQ(MemoryUsage(x), sizeof(Foo));
-  x.a.reset(new int(42));
+  x.a = absl::make_unique<int>(42);
   EXPECT_EQ(MemoryUsage(x), sizeof(Foo) + sizeof(int));
 }