diff --git a/src/libunwindstack/Memory.cpp b/src/libunwindstack/Memory.cpp
index 0594a7a..ff78df7 100644
--- a/src/libunwindstack/Memory.cpp
+++ b/src/libunwindstack/Memory.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<Memory> Memory::CreateProcessMemoryLocalUnsafe() {
   return std::shared_ptr<Memory>(new MemoryLocalUnsafe());
 }
 
+std::unique_ptr<Memory> Memory::CreateLocalProcessMemory() {
+  return std::unique_ptr<Memory>(new MemoryLocal());
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<Memory> Memory::CreateProcessMemory(pid_t pid) {
   if (pid == getpid()) {
     return std::shared_ptr<Memory>(new MemoryLocal());
diff --git a/src/libunwindstack/include/unwindstack/Memory.h b/src/libunwindstack/include/unwindstack/Memory.h
index ec95bb4..4ef8c19 100644
--- a/src/libunwindstack/include/unwindstack/Memory.h
+++ b/src/libunwindstack/include/unwindstack/Memory.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Memory {
   Memory() = default;
   virtual ~Memory() = default;
 
+  static std::unique_ptr<Memory> CreateLocalProcessMemory();
   static std::shared_ptr<Memory> CreateProcessMemory(pid_t pid);
   static std::shared_ptr<Memory> CreateProcessMemoryCached(pid_t pid);
   static std::shared_ptr<Memory> CreateProcessMemoryThreadCached(pid_t pid);