diff --git a/src/c_api/c_api_function.cc b/src/c_api/c_api_function.cc
index 4744f829a838..49dd55fb0392 100644
--- a/src/c_api/c_api_function.cc
+++ b/src/c_api/c_api_function.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ std::vector<nnvm::NodeEntry> Gradient(
 
   std::vector<nnvm::NodeEntry> ret;
   for (uint32_t i = 0; i < g->num_outputs(); ++i) {
-    ret.emplace_back(std::move(g), i, 0);
+    ret.emplace_back(g, i, 0);
   }
 
   return ret;