diff --git a/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/jsonpath_expression.hpp b/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/jsonpath_expression.hpp
index 61fdd4f1f..a6fb44cef 100644
--- a/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/jsonpath_expression.hpp
+++ b/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/jsonpath_expression.hpp
@@ -2653,7 +2653,7 @@ namespace detail {
     }
 
     template <class Json>
-    auto make_expression_for_update(const typename Json::string_view_type& path,
+    auto make_update_expression(const typename Json::string_view_type& path,
         const jsoncons::jsonpath::custom_functions<Json>& funcs = jsoncons::jsonpath::custom_functions<Json>())
     {
         using jsonpath_traits_type = jsoncons::jsonpath::detail::jsonpath_traits<Json, Json&>;
@@ -2669,6 +2669,25 @@ namespace detail {
         return jsoncons::jsonpath::jsonpath_expression<value_type,reference>(jsoncons::combine_allocators(), std::move(static_resources), std::move(expr));
     }
 
+    template <class Json, class TempAllocator>
+    auto make_update_expression(const allocator_set<typename Json::allocator_type,TempAllocator>& alloc_set,
+        const typename Json::string_view_type& path,
+        const jsoncons::jsonpath::custom_functions<Json>& funcs, std::error_code& ec)
+    {
+        using jsonpath_traits_type = jsoncons::jsonpath::detail::jsonpath_traits<Json, Json&>;
+
+        using value_type = typename jsonpath_traits_type::value_type;
+        using reference = typename jsonpath_traits_type::reference;
+        using evaluator_type = typename jsonpath_traits_type::evaluator_type;
+
+        auto static_resources = jsoncons::make_unique<jsoncons::jsonpath::detail::static_resources<value_type,reference>>(funcs, 
+            alloc_set.get_allocator());
+        evaluator_type evaluator{alloc_set.get_allocator()};
+        auto expr = evaluator.compile(*static_resources, path, ec);
+
+        return jsoncons::jsonpath::jsonpath_expression<value_type,reference>(alloc_set, std::move(static_resources), std::move(expr));
+    }
+
 } // namespace jsonpath
 } // namespace jsoncons
 
diff --git a/test/jsonpath/src/jsonpath_make_expression_tests.cpp b/test/jsonpath/src/jsonpath_make_expression_tests.cpp
index 5f8c10d67..802f4277f 100644
--- a/test/jsonpath/src/jsonpath_make_expression_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/jsonpath/src/jsonpath_make_expression_tests.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ TEST_CASE("jsonpath make_expression test")
 
         const json doc = json::parse(input);
 
-        auto expr = jsoncons::jsonpath::make_expression_for_update<json>("$.books[*]");
+        auto expr = jsoncons::jsonpath::make_update_expression<json>("$.books[*]");
 
         auto callback = [&](const std::string& /*path*/, const json& book)
         {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ TEST_CASE("jsonpath make_expression test")
 
         json doc = json::parse(input);
 
-        auto expr = jsoncons::jsonpath::make_expression_for_update<json>("$.books[*]");
+        auto expr = jsoncons::jsonpath::make_update_expression<json>("$.books[*]");
 
         auto callback1 = [&](const std::string& /*path*/, const json& book)
         {