diff --git a/common/include/villas/memory.hpp b/common/include/villas/memory.hpp
index 1acefd3ca..808835883 100644
--- a/common/include/villas/memory.hpp
+++ b/common/include/villas/memory.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public:
 	using deallocator_fn = std::function<void(MemoryBlock*)>;
 
 	using Ptr = std::shared_ptr<MemoryBlock>;
+	using UniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<MemoryBlock, deallocator_fn>;
 
 	// cppcheck-suppress passedByValue
 	MemoryBlock(size_t offset, size_t size, MemoryManager::AddressSpaceId addrSpaceId) :