diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa.hpp
index 64699571..18b549a7 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa.hpp
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ private:
   >
   static inline init_type value_from(T&& x)
   {
-    return std::forward<T>(x);
+    return {std::forward<T>(x)};
   }
 
   template<typename T>