1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/cli/utils.cpp b/src/cli/utils.cpp
index 620ef72a2..08c849db7 100644
--- a/src/cli/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/utils.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ cli_make_rng(const std::string& rng_type, const std::string& hex_drbg_seed)
                          std::to_string(rng->security_level()/8) +
                          " bytes must be provided");
 
-      return rng;
+      return std::unique_ptr<Botan::RandomNumberGenerator>(rng.release());
       }
 #endif