diff --git a/src/console_func.h b/src/console_func.h
index bf7993b78a..293f7d701e 100644
--- a/src/console_func.h
+++ b/src/console_func.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void IConsolePrint(TextColour colour_code, const std::string &string);
  * @tparam Args The types of the other arguments.
  */
 template <typename A, typename ... Args>
-inline void IConsolePrint(TextColour colour_code, fmt::format_string<A, Args...> format, A first_arg, Args&&... other_args)
+inline void IConsolePrint(TextColour colour_code, fmt::format_string<A, Args...> format, A&& first_arg, Args&&... other_args)
 {
 	/* The separate first_arg argument is added to aid overloading.
 	 * Otherwise the calls that do no need formatting will still use this function. */