diff --git a/Source/cmUVProcessChain.cxx b/Source/cmUVProcessChain.cxx
index c64d9a4c28..89743e418c 100644
--- a/Source/cmUVProcessChain.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmUVProcessChain.cxx
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ struct cmUVProcessChain::InternalData
 cmUVProcessChainBuilder::cmUVProcessChainBuilder() = default;
 
 cmUVProcessChainBuilder& cmUVProcessChainBuilder::AddCommand(
-  std::vector<std::string> const& arguments)
+  std::vector<std::string> arguments)
 {
   if (!arguments.empty()) {
     this->Processes.emplace_back();
-    this->Processes.back().Arguments = arguments;
+    this->Processes.back().Arguments = std::move(arguments);
   }
   return *this;
 }
diff --git a/Source/cmUVProcessChain.h b/Source/cmUVProcessChain.h
index b28a8760bb..a717e3b941 100644
--- a/Source/cmUVProcessChain.h
+++ b/Source/cmUVProcessChain.h
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ public:
 
   cmUVProcessChainBuilder();
 
-  cmUVProcessChainBuilder& AddCommand(
-    std::vector<std::string> const& arguments);
+  cmUVProcessChainBuilder& AddCommand(std::vector<std::string> arguments);
   cmUVProcessChainBuilder& SetBuiltinLoop();
   cmUVProcessChainBuilder& SetExternalLoop(uv_loop_t& loop);
   cmUVProcessChainBuilder& SetNoStream(Stream stdio);