diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineoption.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineoption.cpp
index eb50cee5bb8..5eda114087f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineoption.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineoption.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ QStringList QCommandLineOptionPrivate::removeInvalidNames(QStringList nameList)
     else
         nameList.erase(std::remove_if(nameList.begin(), nameList.end(), IsInvalidName()),
                        nameList.end());
-    return qMove(nameList);
+    return nameList;
 }
 
 /*!