diff --git a/src/hb-iter.hh b/src/hb-iter.hh
index 5ad839e2a..74cfbc862 100644
--- a/src/hb-iter.hh
+++ b/src/hb-iter.hh
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ struct
   template <typename Iterable,
 	    hb_requires (hb_is_iterable (Iterable))>
   hb_enumerate_iter_t<hb_iter_t (Iterable)>
-  operator () (Iterable& it) const
+  operator () (Iterable&& it) const
   { return hb_enumerate_iter_t<hb_iter_t (Iterable)> (hb_iter (it)); }
 }
 HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_enumerate);
diff --git a/src/test-iter.cc b/src/test-iter.cc
index e8c6bda6b..bd99f83e6 100644
--- a/src/test-iter.cc
+++ b/src/test-iter.cc
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   test_iterator (hb_zip (st, v));
   test_iterator_non_default_constructable (hb_enumerate (st));
+  test_iterator_non_default_constructable (hb_enumerate (hb_iter (st)));
+  test_iterator_non_default_constructable (hb_enumerate (hb_iter (st) + 1));
   test_iterator_non_default_constructable (hb_iter (st) | hb_filter ());
   test_iterator_non_default_constructable (hb_iter (st) | hb_map (hb_identity));