diff --git a/include/wx/secretstore.h b/include/wx/secretstore.h
index ba7dc64422..26e49bd342 100644
--- a/include/wx/secretstore.h
+++ b/include/wx/secretstore.h
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ public:
     wxSecretValue() : m_impl(NULL) { }
 
     // Creates a secret value from the given data.
-    wxSecretValue(size_t size, const void *data);
+    wxSecretValue(size_t size, const void *data)
+        : m_impl(NewImpl(size, data))
+    {
+    }
 
     wxSecretValue(const wxSecretValue& other);
     wxSecretValue& operator=(const wxSecretValue& other);
@@ -60,6 +63,10 @@ public:
     static void Wipe(size_t size, void *data);
 
 private:
+    // This method is implemented in platform-specific code and must return a
+    // new heap-allocated object initialized with the given data.
+    static wxSecretValueImpl* NewImpl(size_t size, const void *data);
+
     // This ctor is only used by wxSecretStore and takes ownership of the
     // provided existing impl pointer.
     explicit wxSecretValue(wxSecretValueImpl* impl) : m_impl(impl) { }
diff --git a/src/msw/secretstore.cpp b/src/msw/secretstore.cpp
index 9898473fa1..6ce67aa4d1 100644
--- a/src/msw/secretstore.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/secretstore.cpp
@@ -155,9 +155,10 @@ private:
 // MSW-specific implementation of common methods
 // ============================================================================
 
-wxSecretValue::wxSecretValue(size_t size, const void *data)
-    : m_impl(new wxSecretValueGenericImpl(size, data))
+/* static */
+wxSecretValueImpl* wxSecretValue::NewImpl(size_t size, const void *data)
 {
+    return new wxSecretValueGenericImpl(size, data);
 }
 
 /* static */
diff --git a/src/osx/core/secretstore.cpp b/src/osx/core/secretstore.cpp
index 7a3a373b81..d4b885a6a1 100644
--- a/src/osx/core/secretstore.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/core/secretstore.cpp
@@ -231,9 +231,10 @@ private:
 // OSX-specific implementation of common methods
 // ============================================================================
 
-wxSecretValue::wxSecretValue(size_t size, const void *data)
-    : m_impl(new wxSecretValueGenericImpl(size, data))
+/* static */
+wxSecretValueImpl* wxSecretValue::NewImpl(size_t size, const void *data)
 {
+    return new wxSecretValueGenericImpl(size, data);
 }
 
 /* static */
diff --git a/src/unix/secretstore.cpp b/src/unix/secretstore.cpp
index 5a2f260bb9..0aba702c10 100644
--- a/src/unix/secretstore.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/secretstore.cpp
@@ -251,9 +251,10 @@ const char* wxSecretStoreLibSecretImpl::FIELD_USER = "user";
 // LibSecret-specific implementation of common methods
 // ============================================================================
 
-wxSecretValue::wxSecretValue(size_t size, const void *data)
-    : m_impl(new wxSecretValueLibSecretImpl(size, data))
+/* static */
+wxSecretValueImpl* wxSecretValue::NewImpl(size_t size, const void *data)
 {
+    return new wxSecretValueLibSecretImpl(size, data);
 }
 
 /* static */