diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h
index 7763cea6efc..00da1cc6409 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ private:
                               ExpectedArguments>::value,
                 "Incompatible arguments");
 
-        auto h = QtPrivate::invokeMethodHelper(ret, args...);
+        auto h = QtPrivate::invokeMethodHelper(ret, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 
         // NOLINTNEXTLINE(clang-analyzer-cplusplus.NewDeleteLeaks)
         auto callable = new QtPrivate::QCallableObject<std::decay_t<Func>, ActualArguments,