diff --git a/include/fmt/core.h b/include/fmt/core.h
index dbbf42c8fb54..2f0cfb0b72c5 100644
--- a/include/fmt/core.h
+++ b/include/fmt/core.h
@@ -2970,7 +2970,7 @@ auto vformat_to_n(OutputIt out, size_t n, string_view fmt, format_args args)
 template <typename OutputIt, typename... T,
           FMT_ENABLE_IF(detail::is_output_iterator<OutputIt, char>::value)>
 FMT_INLINE auto format_to_n(OutputIt out, size_t n, format_string<T...> fmt,
-                            const T&... args) -> format_to_n_result<OutputIt> {
+                            T&&... args) -> format_to_n_result<OutputIt> {
   return vformat_to_n(out, n, fmt, fmt::make_format_args(args...));
 }