diff --git a/src/mem/cache/compressors/dictionary_compressor.hh b/src/mem/cache/compressors/dictionary_compressor.hh
index b5e9e67..a0bdf4d 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/compressors/dictionary_compressor.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/compressors/dictionary_compressor.hh
@@ -222,6 +222,14 @@
     virtual void addToDictionary(const DictionaryEntry data) = 0;
 
     /**
+     * Instantiate a compression data of the sub-class compressor.
+     *
+     * @return The new compression data entry.
+     */
+    virtual std::unique_ptr<DictionaryCompressor::CompData>
+    instantiateDictionaryCompData() const;
+
+    /**
      * Apply compression.
      *
      * @param data The cache line to be compressed.
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/compressors/dictionary_compressor_impl.hh b/src/mem/cache/compressors/dictionary_compressor_impl.hh
index 6b6e5fb..b157216 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/compressors/dictionary_compressor_impl.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/compressors/dictionary_compressor_impl.hh
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@
 }
 
 template <typename T>
+std::unique_ptr<typename DictionaryCompressor<T>::CompData>
+DictionaryCompressor<T>::instantiateDictionaryCompData() const
+{
+    return std::unique_ptr<DictionaryCompressor<T>::CompData>(new CompData());
+}
+
+template <typename T>
 std::unique_ptr<typename DictionaryCompressor<T>::Pattern>
 DictionaryCompressor<T>::compressValue(const T data)
 {
@@ -119,7 +126,7 @@
 DictionaryCompressor<T>::compress(const uint64_t* data)
 {
     std::unique_ptr<Base::CompressionData> comp_data =
-        std::unique_ptr<CompData>(new CompData());
+        instantiateDictionaryCompData();
 
     // Reset dictionary
     resetDictionary();