diff --git a/modules/planning/reference_line/reference_line_provider.cc b/modules/planning/reference_line/reference_line_provider.cc
index 006a1f9ba141956008915f3d66d3a0f30c98cf69..ed7c0b74ea5666b0b21962100ac689563c80dc62 100644
--- a/modules/planning/reference_line/reference_line_provider.cc
+++ b/modules/planning/reference_line/reference_line_provider.cc
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ bool ReferenceLineProvider::Start() {
   }
 
   if (FLAGS_enable_reference_line_provider_thread) {
-    task_ = std::make_shared<apollo::cybertron::Task<int>>(
+    task_.reset(new apollo::cybertron::Task<int>(
         "async_reference_line_provider",
-        [this](const std::shared_ptr<int> &) { this->GenerateThread(); });
+        [this](const std::shared_ptr<int> &) { this->GenerateThread(); }));
     task_future_ = task_->Execute(std::make_shared<int>());
   }
   return true;
diff --git a/modules/planning/reference_line/reference_line_provider.h b/modules/planning/reference_line/reference_line_provider.h
index 65884f171ed6a2f29755509fa0cd5a8aada6aa1d..aeea2c50613a6074dc0999e1376883bafbc93f2f 100644
--- a/modules/planning/reference_line/reference_line_provider.h
+++ b/modules/planning/reference_line/reference_line_provider.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class ReferenceLineProvider {
   std::queue<std::list<ReferenceLine>> reference_line_history_;
   std::queue<std::list<hdmap::RouteSegments>> route_segments_history_;
 
-  std::shared_ptr<cybertron::Task<int>> task_;
+  std::unique_ptr<cybertron::Task<int>> task_;
   std::future<void> task_future_;
 };