diff --git a/pdns/pdnsutil.cc b/pdns/pdnsutil.cc
index d552cd9d02d37..5792940c926ce 100644
--- a/pdns/pdnsutil.cc
+++ b/pdns/pdnsutil.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include <boost/smart_ptr/make_shared_array.hpp>
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
@@ -914,10 +913,11 @@ static int increaseSerial(const DNSName& zone, DNSSECKeeper &dk)
 
   sd.db->startTransaction(zone, -1);
 
-  if (!sd.db->replaceRRSet(sd.domain_id, zone, rr.qtype, {rr})) {
-   sd.db->abortTransaction();
-   cerr << "Backend did not replace SOA record. Backend might not support this operation." << '\n';
-   return -1;
+  vector<DNSResourceRecord> rrs;
+  if (!sd.db->replaceRRSet(sd.domain_id, zone, rr.qtype, rrs)) {
+    sd.db->abortTransaction();
+    cerr << "Backend did not replace SOA record. Backend might not support this operation." << '\n';
+    return -1;
   }
 
   if (sd.db->doesDNSSEC()) {