diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index d7a63fb7..7569bbf5 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -189,9 +189,8 @@ private:
 template<typename T>
 struct message_wrapper
 {
-    template<typename U = T>
-    message_wrapper(U&& msg, details::source_location loc = details::source_location::current())
-        : msg_{std::forward<U>(msg)}
+    message_wrapper(T msg, details::source_location loc = details::source_location::current())
+        : msg_{msg}
         , loc_{loc}
     {}