diff --git a/include/gp/pointers.hpp b/include/gp/pointers.hpp
index 92938db..95b5584 100644
--- a/include/gp/pointers.hpp
+++ b/include/gp/pointers.hpp
@@ -72,8 +72,11 @@ namespace gp {
 
 		shared_ptr(T* _data, gp::allocator& _owner)
 		: data(_data)
+		, refcounter((std::atomic_int)owner.allocate(sizeof(std::atomic_int)))
 		, owner(_owner)
-		{}
+		{
+			refcounter->store(1);
+		}
 
 		void dirty_clear() {
 			if(!refcounter) return;
@@ -89,9 +92,6 @@ namespace gp {
 		template<typename ...U>
 		static shared_ptr make(gp::allocator& owner, U&&... args) {
 			auto ptr = owner.allocate(sizeof(T));
-			auto shared_atomic = owner.allocate(sizeof(std::atomic_int));
-			refcounter = new(shared_atomic) std::atomic_int();
-			refcounter->store(1);
 			return shared_ptr(new(ptr) T(gp::forward<U>(args)...), owner);
 		}