diff --git a/include/nonstd/optional.hpp b/include/nonstd/optional.hpp
index c1e0f5d..51f2bcc 100644
--- a/include/nonstd/optional.hpp
+++ b/include/nonstd/optional.hpp
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ class optional
     void initialize( V && value )
     {
         assert( ! has_value()  );
-        contained.construct_value( std::move( value ) );
+        contained.construct_value( std::forward<V>( value ) );
         has_value_ = true;
     }