diff --git a/lib/include/srslte/common/common.h b/lib/include/srslte/common/common.h
index 3d2e17ff7..7ada72100 100644
--- a/lib/include/srslte/common/common.h
+++ b/lib/include/srslte/common/common.h
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@
 //#define SRSLTE_BUFFER_POOL_LOG_ENABLED
 
 #ifdef SRSLTE_BUFFER_POOL_LOG_ENABLED
-#define pool_allocate (pool->allocate(__PRETTY_FUNCTION__))
-#define pool_allocate_blocking (pool->allocate(__PRETTY_FUNCTION__, true))
+#define pool_allocate (srslte::allocate_unique_buffer(*pool, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__))
+#define pool_allocate_blocking (srslte::allocate_unique_buffer(*pool, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, true))
 #define SRSLTE_BUFFER_POOL_LOG_NAME_LEN 128
 #else
-#define pool_allocate (pool->allocate())
-#define pool_allocate_blocking (pool->allocate(NULL, true))
+#define pool_allocate (srslte::allocate_unique_buffer(*pool))
+#define pool_allocate_blocking (srslte::allocate_unique_buffer(*pool, true))
 #endif
 
 #include "srslte/srslte.h"