diff --git a/dpnp/backend/extensions/indexing/choose.cpp b/dpnp/backend/extensions/indexing/choose.cpp
index 77e1de18c12..e73a9a3892c 100644
--- a/dpnp/backend/extensions/indexing/choose.cpp
+++ b/dpnp/backend/extensions/indexing/choose.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,22 @@ static kernels::choose_fn_ptr_t choose_wrap_dispatch_table[td_ns::num_types]
 
 namespace py = pybind11;
 
+/*
+ Returns an std::unique_ptr wrapping a USM allocation and deleter.
+
+ Must still be manually freed by host_task when allocation is needed
+ for duration of asynchronous kernel execution.
+*/
+template <typename T>
+auto usm_unique_ptr(std::size_t sz, sycl::queue &q)
+{
+    using dpctl::tensor::alloc_utils::sycl_free_noexcept;
+    auto deleter = [&q](T *usm) { sycl_free_noexcept(usm, q); };
+
+    return std::unique_ptr<T, decltype(deleter)>(sycl::malloc_device<T>(sz, q),
+                                                 deleter);
+}
+
 std::vector<sycl::event>
     _populate_choose_kernel_params(sycl::queue &exec_q,
                                    std::vector<sycl::event> &host_task_events,
@@ -279,9 +295,16 @@ std::pair<sycl::event, sycl::event>
         chc_offsets.push_back(py::ssize_t(0));
     }
 
-    char **packed_chc_ptrs = sycl::malloc_device<char *>(n_chcs, exec_q);
+    auto fn = mode ? choose_clip_dispatch_table[src_type_id][chc_type_id]
+                   : choose_wrap_dispatch_table[src_type_id][chc_type_id];
 
-    if (packed_chc_ptrs == nullptr) {
+    if (fn == nullptr) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Indices must be integer type, got " +
+                                 std::to_string(src_type_id));
+    }
+
+    auto packed_chc_ptrs = usm_unique_ptr<char *>(n_chcs, exec_q);
+    if (packed_chc_ptrs.get() == nullptr) {
         throw std::runtime_error(
             "Unable to allocate packed_chc_ptrs device memory");
     }
@@ -292,23 +315,15 @@ std::pair<sycl::event, sycl::event>
     //                          chcs[0].strides,
     //                          ...,
     //                          chcs[n_chcs].strides]
-    py::ssize_t *packed_shapes_strides =
-        sycl::malloc_device<py::ssize_t>((3 + n_chcs) * sh_nelems, exec_q);
-
-    if (packed_shapes_strides == nullptr) {
-        using dpctl::tensor::alloc_utils::sycl_free_noexcept;
-        sycl_free_noexcept(packed_chc_ptrs, exec_q);
+    auto packed_shapes_strides =
+        usm_unique_ptr<py::ssize_t>((3 + n_chcs) * sh_nelems, exec_q);
+    if (packed_shapes_strides.get() == nullptr) {
         throw std::runtime_error(
             "Unable to allocate packed_shapes_strides device memory");
     }
 
-    py::ssize_t *packed_chc_offsets =
-        sycl::malloc_device<py::ssize_t>(n_chcs, exec_q);
-
-    if (packed_chc_offsets == nullptr) {
-        using dpctl::tensor::alloc_utils::sycl_free_noexcept;
-        sycl_free_noexcept(packed_chc_ptrs, exec_q);
-        sycl_free_noexcept(packed_shapes_strides, exec_q);
+    auto packed_chc_offsets = usm_unique_ptr<py::ssize_t>(n_chcs, exec_q);
+    if (packed_chc_offsets.get() == nullptr) {
         throw std::runtime_error(
             "Unable to allocate packed_chc_offsets device memory");
     }
@@ -320,9 +335,10 @@ std::pair<sycl::event, sycl::event>
     host_task_events.reserve(2);
 
     std::vector<sycl::event> pack_deps = _populate_choose_kernel_params(
-        exec_q, host_task_events, packed_chc_ptrs, packed_shapes_strides,
-        packed_chc_offsets, src_shape, sh_nelems, src_strides, dst_strides,
-        chc_strides, chc_ptrs, chc_offsets, n_chcs);
+        exec_q, host_task_events, packed_chc_ptrs.get(),
+        packed_shapes_strides.get(), packed_chc_offsets.get(), src_shape,
+        sh_nelems, src_strides, dst_strides, chc_strides, chc_ptrs, chc_offsets,
+        n_chcs);
 
     std::vector<sycl::event> all_deps;
     all_deps.reserve(depends.size() + pack_deps.size());
@@ -330,34 +346,26 @@ std::pair<sycl::event, sycl::event>
                     std::end(pack_deps));
     all_deps.insert(std::end(all_deps), std::begin(depends), std::end(depends));
 
-    auto fn = mode ? choose_clip_dispatch_table[src_type_id][chc_type_id]
-                   : choose_wrap_dispatch_table[src_type_id][chc_type_id];
-
-    if (fn == nullptr) {
-        sycl::event::wait(host_task_events);
-        using dpctl::tensor::alloc_utils::sycl_free_noexcept;
-        sycl_free_noexcept(packed_chc_ptrs, exec_q);
-        sycl_free_noexcept(packed_shapes_strides, exec_q);
-        sycl_free_noexcept(packed_chc_offsets, exec_q);
-        throw std::runtime_error("Indices must be integer type, got " +
-                                 std::to_string(src_type_id));
-    }
-
     sycl::event choose_generic_ev =
-        fn(exec_q, nelems, n_chcs, sh_nelems, packed_shapes_strides, src_data,
-           dst_data, packed_chc_ptrs, src_offset, dst_offset,
-           packed_chc_offsets, all_deps);
+        fn(exec_q, nelems, n_chcs, sh_nelems, packed_shapes_strides.get(),
+           src_data, dst_data, packed_chc_ptrs.get(), src_offset, dst_offset,
+           packed_chc_offsets.get(), all_deps);
+
+    // release usm_unique_ptrs
+    auto chc_ptrs_ = packed_chc_ptrs.release();
+    auto shapes_strides_ = packed_shapes_strides.release();
+    auto chc_offsets_ = packed_chc_offsets.release();
 
     // free packed temporaries
     sycl::event temporaries_cleanup_ev = exec_q.submit([&](sycl::handler &cgh) {
         cgh.depends_on(choose_generic_ev);
         const auto &ctx = exec_q.get_context();
+
         using dpctl::tensor::alloc_utils::sycl_free_noexcept;
-        cgh.host_task([packed_shapes_strides, packed_chc_ptrs,
-                       packed_chc_offsets, ctx]() {
-            sycl_free_noexcept(packed_shapes_strides, ctx);
-            sycl_free_noexcept(packed_chc_ptrs, ctx);
-            sycl_free_noexcept(packed_chc_offsets, ctx);
+        cgh.host_task([chc_ptrs_, shapes_strides_, chc_offsets_, ctx]() {
+            sycl_free_noexcept(chc_ptrs_, ctx);
+            sycl_free_noexcept(shapes_strides_, ctx);
+            sycl_free_noexcept(chc_offsets_, ctx);
         });
     });