diff --git a/Shell/AST.cpp b/Shell/AST.cpp
index 9c9712c293be7e..7b9e0aaf6f25c7 100644
--- a/Shell/AST.cpp
+++ b/Shell/AST.cpp
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ void Fd2FdRedirection::dump(int level) const
 RefPtr<Value> Fd2FdRedirection::run(RefPtr<Shell>)
 {
     Command command;
-    command.redirections.append(*new FdRedirection(source_fd, dest_fd, Rewiring::Close::None));
+    command.redirections.append(FdRedirection::create(source_fd, dest_fd, Rewiring::Close::None));
     return create<CommandValue>(move(command));
 }
 
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ RefPtr<Value> Execute::run(RefPtr<Shell> shell)
         }
         auto& last_in_commands = commands.last();
 
-        last_in_commands.redirections.prepend(adopt(*new FdRedirection(STDOUT_FILENO, pipefd[1], Rewiring::Close::Destination)));
+        last_in_commands.redirections.prepend(FdRedirection::create(STDOUT_FILENO, pipefd[1], Rewiring::Close::Destination));
         last_in_commands.should_wait = true;
         last_in_commands.should_notify_if_in_background = false;
         last_in_commands.is_pipe_source = false;
@@ -1135,10 +1135,10 @@ RefPtr<Value> Pipe::run(RefPtr<Shell> shell)
     auto last_in_left = left.take_last();
     auto first_in_right = right.take_first();
 
-    auto pipe_write_end = new FdRedirection(STDIN_FILENO, -1, Rewiring::Close::Destination);
-    auto pipe_read_end = new FdRedirection(STDOUT_FILENO, -1, pipe_write_end, Rewiring::Close::RefreshDestination);
-    first_in_right.redirections.append(adopt(*pipe_write_end));
-    last_in_left.redirections.append(adopt(*pipe_read_end));
+    auto pipe_write_end = FdRedirection::create(STDIN_FILENO, -1, Rewiring::Close::Destination);
+    auto pipe_read_end = FdRedirection::create(STDOUT_FILENO, -1, pipe_write_end, Rewiring::Close::RefreshDestination);
+    first_in_right.redirections.append(pipe_write_end);
+    last_in_left.redirections.append(pipe_read_end);
     last_in_left.should_wait = false;
     last_in_left.is_pipe_source = true;
 
diff --git a/Shell/AST.h b/Shell/AST.h
index 34399bf9d460a0..4a81fdfd190239 100644
--- a/Shell/AST.h
+++ b/Shell/AST.h
@@ -123,11 +123,30 @@ struct PathRedirection : public Redirection {
 };
 
 struct FdRedirection : public Redirection {
+public:
+    static NonnullRefPtr<FdRedirection> create(int source, int dest, Rewiring::Close close)
+    {
+        return adopt(*new FdRedirection(source, dest, close));
+    }
+
+    static NonnullRefPtr<FdRedirection> create(int source, int dest, FdRedirection* pipe_end, Rewiring::Close close)
+    {
+        return adopt(*new FdRedirection(source, dest, pipe_end, close));
+    }
+
+    virtual ~FdRedirection();
+
     virtual Result<NonnullRefPtr<Rewiring>, String> apply() const override
     {
         return adopt(*new Rewiring(source_fd, dest_fd, other_pipe_end, action));
     }
-    virtual ~FdRedirection();
+
+    int source_fd { -1 };
+    int dest_fd { -1 };
+    FdRedirection* other_pipe_end { nullptr };
+    Rewiring::Close action { Rewiring::Close::None };
+
+private:
     FdRedirection(int source, int dest, Rewiring::Close close)
         : FdRedirection(source, dest, nullptr, close)
     {
@@ -141,12 +160,6 @@ struct FdRedirection : public Redirection {
     {
     }
 
-    int source_fd { -1 };
-    int dest_fd { -1 };
-    FdRedirection* other_pipe_end { nullptr };
-    Rewiring::Close action { Rewiring::Close::None };
-
-private:
     virtual bool is_fd_redirection() const override { return true; }
 };