diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/misc/juce_JUCESplashScreen.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/misc/juce_JUCESplashScreen.cpp
index 939c9489e2..3bffb8ef45 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/misc/juce_JUCESplashScreen.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/misc/juce_JUCESplashScreen.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ JUCESplashScreen::~JUCESplashScreen()
 {
 }
 
-Drawable* JUCESplashScreen::getSplashScreenLogo()
+std::unique_ptr<Drawable> JUCESplashScreen::getSplashScreenLogo()
 {
     const char* svgData = R"JUCESPLASHSCREEN(
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ Drawable* JUCESplashScreen::getSplashScreenLogo()
     )JUCESPLASHSCREEN";
 
     std::unique_ptr<XmlElement> svgXml (XmlDocument::parse (svgData));
-    return Drawable::createFromSVG (*svgXml);
+    return std::unique_ptr<Drawable> (Drawable::createFromSVG (*svgXml));
 }
 
 void JUCESplashScreen::paint (Graphics& g)
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/misc/juce_JUCESplashScreen.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/misc/juce_JUCESplashScreen.h
index cd7517757b..6f16ff4c2a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/misc/juce_JUCESplashScreen.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/misc/juce_JUCESplashScreen.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
     JUCESplashScreen (Component& parentToAddTo);
     ~JUCESplashScreen();
 
-    static Drawable* getSplashScreenLogo();
+    static std::unique_ptr<Drawable> getSplashScreenLogo();
 
 private:
     void paint (Graphics&) override;