diff --git a/libcxx/include/CMakeLists.txt b/libcxx/include/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/libcxx/include/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libcxx/include/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   __memory/allocator_traits.h
   __memory/base.h
   __memory/pointer_traits.h
+  __memory/utilities.h
   __mutex_base
   __node_handle
   __nullptr
diff --git a/libcxx/include/__memory/utilities.h b/libcxx/include/__memory/utilities.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcxx/include/__memory/utilities.h
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// -*- C++ -*-
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef _LIBCPP___MEMORY_UTILITIES_H
+#define _LIBCPP___MEMORY_UTILITIES_H
+
+#include <__config>
+#include <__memory/allocator_traits.h>
+#include <cstddef>
+
+#if !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_PRAGMA_SYSTEM_HEADER)
+#pragma GCC system_header
+#endif
+
+_LIBCPP_PUSH_MACROS
+#include <__undef_macros>
+
+
+_LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
+
+// Helper class to allocate memory using an Allocator in an exception safe
+// manner.
+//
+// The intended usage of this class is as follows:
+//
+// 0
+// 1     __allocation_guard<SomeAllocator> guard(alloc, 10);
+// 2     do_some_initialization_that_may_throw(guard.__get());
+// 3     save_allocated_pointer_in_a_noexcept_operation(guard.__release_ptr());
+// 4
+//
+// If line (2) throws an exception during initialization of the memory, the
+// guard's destructor will be called, and the memory will be released using
+// Allocator deallocation. Otherwise, we release the memory from the guard on
+// line (3) in an operation that can't throw -- after that, the guard is not
+// responsible for the memory anymore.
+//
+// This is similar to a unique_ptr, except it's easier to use with a
+// custom allocator.
+template<class _Alloc>
+struct __allocation_guard {
+    using _Pointer = typename allocator_traits<_Alloc>::pointer;
+    using _Size = typename allocator_traits<_Alloc>::size_type;
+
+    _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI
+    explicit __allocation_guard(_Alloc __alloc, _Size __n)
+        : __alloc_(_VSTD::move(__alloc))
+        , __n_(__n)
+        , __ptr_(allocator_traits<_Alloc>::allocate(__alloc_, __n_)) // initialization order is important
+    { }
+
+    _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI
+    ~__allocation_guard() _NOEXCEPT {
+        if (__ptr_ != nullptr) {
+            allocator_traits<_Alloc>::deallocate(__alloc_, __ptr_, __n_);
+        }
+    }
+
+    _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI
+    _Pointer __release_ptr() _NOEXCEPT { // not called __release() because it's a keyword in objective-c++
+        _Pointer __tmp = __ptr_;
+        __ptr_ = nullptr;
+        return __tmp;
+    }
+
+    _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI
+    _Pointer __get() const _NOEXCEPT {
+        return __ptr_;
+    }
+
+private:
+    _Alloc __alloc_;
+    _Size __n_;
+    _Pointer __ptr_;
+};
+
+_LIBCPP_END_NAMESPACE_STD
+
+_LIBCPP_POP_MACROS
+
+#endif  // _LIBCPP___MEMORY_UTILITIES_H
diff --git a/libcxx/include/memory b/libcxx/include/memory
--- a/libcxx/include/memory
+++ b/libcxx/include/memory
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@
 #include <__memory/allocator_traits.h>
 #include <__memory/base.h>
 #include <__memory/pointer_traits.h>
+#include <__memory/utilities.h>
 #if !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_ATOMIC_HEADER)
 #  include <atomic>
 #endif
@@ -3299,28 +3300,21 @@
     shared_ptr(__p, __d, __a).swap(*this);
 }
 
-template<class _Tp, class _Alloc, class ..._Args>
-inline _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
-typename enable_if
-<
-    !is_array<_Tp>::value,
-    shared_ptr<_Tp>
->::type
-allocate_shared(const _Alloc& __a, _Args&& ...__args)
+//
+// std::allocate_shared and std::make_shared
+//
+template<class _Tp, class _Alloc, class ..._Args, class = _EnableIf<!is_array<_Tp>::value> >
+_LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI
+shared_ptr<_Tp> allocate_shared(const _Alloc& __a, _Args&& ...__args)
 {
     static_assert(is_constructible<_Tp, _Args...>::value,
         "allocate_shared/make_shared: the type is not constructible from the provided arguments");
-
-    typedef __shared_ptr_emplace<_Tp, _Alloc> _CntrlBlk;
-    typedef typename __allocator_traits_rebind<_Alloc, _CntrlBlk>::type _A2;
-    typedef __allocator_destructor<_A2> _D2;
-
-    _A2 __a2(__a);
-    unique_ptr<_CntrlBlk, _D2> __hold2(__a2.allocate(1), _D2(__a2, 1));
-    ::new ((void*)_VSTD::addressof(*__hold2.get())) _CntrlBlk(__a, _VSTD::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
-
-    typename shared_ptr<_Tp>::element_type *__p = __hold2->__get_elem();
-    return shared_ptr<_Tp>::__create_with_control_block(__p, _VSTD::addressof(*__hold2.release()));
+    using _ControlBlock = __shared_ptr_emplace<_Tp, _Alloc>;
+    using _ControlBlockAllocator = typename __allocator_traits_rebind<_Alloc, _ControlBlock>::type;
+    __allocation_guard<_ControlBlockAllocator> __guard(__a, 1);
+    ::new ((void*)_VSTD::addressof(*__guard.__get())) _ControlBlock(__a, _VSTD::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
+    auto __control_block = __guard.__release_ptr();
+    return shared_ptr<_Tp>::__create_with_control_block((*__control_block).__get_elem(), _VSTD::addressof(*__control_block));
 }
 
 template<class _Tp, class ..._Args, class = _EnableIf<!is_array<_Tp>::value> >