diff --git a/src/mbgl/style/expression/dsl_impl.hpp b/src/mbgl/style/expression/dsl_impl.hpp
index 201c60ffd..61759574a 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/style/expression/dsl_impl.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/style/expression/dsl_impl.hpp
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ namespace dsl {
 std::unique_ptr<Expression> compound(const char* op, std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Expression>> args);
 
 template <class... Args>
-std::unique_ptr<Expression> compound(const char* op, Args... args) {
-    return compound(op, vec(std::move(args)...));
+std::unique_ptr<Expression> compound(const char* op, Args&&... args) {
+    return compound(op, vec(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
 }
 
 } // namespace dsl