diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/evalEntry/evalEntry.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/evalEntry/evalEntry.C
index 410fe29fa22a7f991aa925dedfe606989cbc2f51..b51ce3509e90f917233ae3801cc4f8bd9cda86bc 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/evalEntry/evalEntry.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/evalEntry/evalEntry.C
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Foam::tokenList Foam::functionEntries::evalEntry::evaluate
     OTstream toks;
     result.writeValue(toks);
 
-    return toks;
+    return std::move(toks);
 }