diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/include_cpp/android/binder_interface_utils.h b/libs/binder/ndk/include_cpp/android/binder_interface_utils.h
index b3bc7f4..c8e78fc 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ndk/include_cpp/android/binder_interface_utils.h
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/include_cpp/android/binder_interface_utils.h
@@ -324,4 +324,42 @@
 
 }  // namespace ndk
 
+// Once minSdkVersion is 30, we are guaranteed to be building with the
+// Android 11 AIDL compiler which supports the SharedRefBase::make API.
+#if !defined(__ANDROID_API__) || __ANDROID_API__ >= 30 || defined(__ANDROID_APEX__)
+namespace ndk::internal {
+template <typename T, typename = void>
+struct is_complete_type : std::false_type {};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct is_complete_type<T, decltype(void(sizeof(T)))> : std::true_type {};
+}  // namespace ndk::internal
+
+namespace std {
+
+// Define `SharedRefBase` specific versions of `std::make_shared` and
+// `std::make_unique` to block people from using them. Using them to allocate
+// `ndk::SharedRefBase` objects results in double ownership. Use
+// `ndk::SharedRefBase::make<T>(...)` instead.
+//
+// Note: We exclude incomplete types because `std::is_base_of` is undefined in
+// that case.
+
+template <typename T, typename... Args,
+          std::enable_if_t<ndk::internal::is_complete_type<T>::value, bool> = true,
+          std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of<ndk::SharedRefBase, T>::value, bool> = true>
+shared_ptr<T> make_shared(Args...) {  // SEE COMMENT ABOVE.
+    static_assert(!std::is_base_of<ndk::SharedRefBase, T>::value);
+}
+
+template <typename T, typename... Args,
+          std::enable_if_t<ndk::internal::is_complete_type<T>::value, bool> = true,
+          std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of<ndk::SharedRefBase, T>::value, bool> = true>
+unique_ptr<T> make_unique(Args...) {  // SEE COMMENT ABOVE.
+    static_assert(!std::is_base_of<ndk::SharedRefBase, T>::value);
+}
+
+}  // namespace std
+#endif
+
 /** @} */
diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/tests/libbinder_ndk_unit_test.cpp b/libs/binder/ndk/tests/libbinder_ndk_unit_test.cpp
index 357b454..1b136dc 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ndk/tests/libbinder_ndk_unit_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/tests/libbinder_ndk_unit_test.cpp
@@ -231,8 +231,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST(NdkBinder, DetectNoSharedRefBaseCreated) {
-    EXPECT_DEATH(std::make_shared<MyBinderNdkUnitTest>(),
-                 "SharedRefBase: no ref created during lifetime");
+    EXPECT_DEATH(MyBinderNdkUnitTest(), "SharedRefBase: no ref created during lifetime");
 }
 
 TEST(NdkBinder, GetServiceThatDoesntExist) {