diff --git a/system/jlib/jstats.cpp b/system/jlib/jstats.cpp
index 9daa4b671cc..810879112c5 100644
--- a/system/jlib/jstats.cpp
+++ b/system/jlib/jstats.cpp
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ class CStatisticCollection : public CInterfaceOf<IStatisticCollection>
 {
     friend class CollectionHashTable;
 
-    CStatisticCollection * ensureSubScopePath(std::initializer_list<const StatsScopeId> path)
+    CStatisticCollection * ensureSubScopePath(std::initializer_list<const StatsScopeId> & path)
     {
         CStatisticCollection * curScope = this;
         for (const auto & scopeItem: path)
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ class CStatisticCollection : public CInterfaceOf<IStatisticCollection>
             ++scopeItem;
         }
 
-        CStatisticCollection * tgtScopeCollection = ensureSubScopePath(std::move(path));
+        CStatisticCollection * tgtScopeCollection = ensureSubScopePath(path);
         bool wasUpdated = false;
         // More efficient to iterate over stats rather than mapping...
         ForEachItemIn(i, curSrcCollection->stats)