diff --git a/include/etl/forward_list.h b/include/etl/forward_list.h
index 68337fc5..466a8cee 100644
--- a/include/etl/forward_list.h
+++ b/include/etl/forward_list.h
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ namespace etl
   //*************************************************************************
 #if ETL_USING_CPP11 && ETL_HAS_INITIALIZER_LIST
   template <typename... T>
-  constexpr auto make_forward_list(T... t) -> etl::forward_list<typename etl::common_type_t<T...>, sizeof...(T)>
+  constexpr auto make_forward_list(T&&... t) -> etl::forward_list<typename etl::common_type_t<T...>, sizeof...(T)>
   {
     return { { etl::forward<T>(t)... } };
   }
diff --git a/include/etl/indirect_vector.h b/include/etl/indirect_vector.h
index 002cad02..bf057662 100644
--- a/include/etl/indirect_vector.h
+++ b/include/etl/indirect_vector.h
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ namespace etl
   //*************************************************************************
 #if ETL_USING_CPP11 && ETL_HAS_INITIALIZER_LIST
   template <typename... T>
-  constexpr auto make_indirect_vector(T... t) -> etl::indirect_vector<typename etl::common_type_t<T...>, sizeof...(T)>
+  constexpr auto make_indirect_vector(T&&... t) -> etl::indirect_vector<typename etl::common_type_t<T...>, sizeof...(T)>
   {
     return { { etl::forward<T>(t)... } };
   }
diff --git a/include/etl/vector.h b/include/etl/vector.h
index b10c3275..86a30d40 100644
--- a/include/etl/vector.h
+++ b/include/etl/vector.h
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ namespace etl
   //*************************************************************************
 #if ETL_USING_CPP11 && ETL_HAS_INITIALIZER_LIST
   template <typename... T>
-  constexpr auto make_vector(T... t) -> etl::vector<typename etl::common_type_t<T...>, sizeof...(T)>
+  constexpr auto make_vector(T&&... t) -> etl::vector<typename etl::common_type_t<T...>, sizeof...(T)>
   {
     return { { etl::forward<T>(t)... } };
   }