diff --git a/musikr/src/main/jni/shim/file_shim.cpp b/musikr/src/main/jni/shim/file_shim.cpp
index a0bdbcf05..2743b1bb3 100644
--- a/musikr/src/main/jni/shim/file_shim.cpp
+++ b/musikr/src/main/jni/shim/file_shim.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace taglib_shim
 {
-    std::unique_ptr<TagLib::FileRef> new_FileRef(std::unique_ptr<TagLib::IOStream> stream) {
-        return std::make_unique<TagLib::FileRef>(stream.release());
+    std::unique_ptr<TagLib::FileRef> new_FileRef(TagLib::IOStream *stream) {
+        return std::make_unique<TagLib::FileRef>(stream);
     }
 
     TagLib::Ogg::Vorbis::File *File_asVorbis(TagLib::File *file)