diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearrayapisymmetry/tst_qbytearrayapisymmetry.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearrayapisymmetry/tst_qbytearrayapisymmetry.cpp
index 2feb911af6c..55c1e72a3e6 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearrayapisymmetry/tst_qbytearrayapisymmetry.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearrayapisymmetry/tst_qbytearrayapisymmetry.cpp
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ static QByteArray decNext(QByteArray &&big)
     while (big.at(i) == '9')
         big[i--] = '0';
     big[i] += 1;
-    return big;
+    return std::move(big);
 }
 
 void tst_QByteArrayApiSymmetry::toLongLong_data() const