diff --git a/include/pybind11/pytypes.h b/include/pybind11/pytypes.h
index 0330b26b5..750d912ee 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/pytypes.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/pytypes.h
@@ -398,8 +398,9 @@ public:
 
     error_already_set(const error_already_set &) = default;
     error_already_set(error_already_set &&e) noexcept
-        : std::runtime_error(e), m_type{std::move(e.m_type)}, m_value{std::move(e.m_value)},
-          m_trace{std::move(e.m_trace)}, m_lazy_what{std::move(e.m_lazy_what)} {};
+        : std::runtime_error(std::move(e)), m_type{std::move(e.m_type)},
+          m_value{std::move(e.m_value)}, m_trace{std::move(e.m_trace)}, m_lazy_what{std::move(
+                                                                            e.m_lazy_what)} {};
 
     inline ~error_already_set() override;