diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcpp.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcpp.cpp
index c65bb9b6bc9b1..23af50fdb7124 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcpp.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcpp.cpp
@@ -377,9 +377,16 @@ lldb::ValueObjectSP
 LibStdcppSharedPtrSyntheticFrontEnd::GetChildAtIndex(size_t idx) {
   if (idx == 0)
     return m_ptr_obj->GetSP();
-  if (idx == 1)
-    return m_obj_obj->GetSP();
-
+  if (idx == 1) {
+    if (m_ptr_obj && !m_obj_obj) {
+      Status error;
+      ValueObjectSP obj_obj = m_ptr_obj->Dereference(error);
+      if (error.Success())
+        m_obj_obj = obj_obj->Clone(ConstString("object")).get();
+    }
+    if (m_obj_obj)
+      return m_obj_obj->GetSP();
+  }
   return lldb::ValueObjectSP();
 }
 
@@ -397,14 +404,7 @@ bool LibStdcppSharedPtrSyntheticFrontEnd::Update() {
     return false;
 
   m_ptr_obj = ptr_obj_sp->Clone(ConstString("pointer")).get();
-
-  if (m_ptr_obj) {
-    Status error;
-    ValueObjectSP obj_obj = m_ptr_obj->Dereference(error);
-    if (error.Success()) {
-      m_obj_obj = obj_obj->Clone(ConstString("object")).get();
-    }
-  }
+  m_obj_obj = nullptr;
 
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcppUniquePointer.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcppUniquePointer.cpp
index 7174e9102e1bd..a84d641b57bc4 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcppUniquePointer.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcppUniquePointer.cpp
@@ -108,14 +108,7 @@ bool LibStdcppUniquePtrSyntheticFrontEnd::Update() {
     if (del_obj)
       m_del_obj = del_obj->Clone(ConstString("deleter")).get();
   }
-
-  if (m_ptr_obj) {
-    Status error;
-    ValueObjectSP obj_obj = m_ptr_obj->Dereference(error);
-    if (error.Success()) {
-      m_obj_obj = obj_obj->Clone(ConstString("object")).get();
-    }
-  }
+  m_obj_obj = nullptr;
 
   return false;
 }
@@ -128,8 +121,17 @@ LibStdcppUniquePtrSyntheticFrontEnd::GetChildAtIndex(size_t idx) {
     return m_ptr_obj->GetSP();
   if (idx == 1 && m_del_obj)
     return m_del_obj->GetSP();
-  if (idx == 2 && m_obj_obj)
-    return m_obj_obj->GetSP();
+  if (idx == 2) {
+    if (m_ptr_obj && !m_obj_obj) {
+      Status error;
+      ValueObjectSP obj_obj = m_ptr_obj->Dereference(error);
+      if (error.Success()) {
+        m_obj_obj = obj_obj->Clone(ConstString("object")).get();
+      }
+    }
+    if (m_obj_obj)
+      return m_obj_obj->GetSP();
+  }
   return lldb::ValueObjectSP();
 }