diff --git a/src/catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_templated.hpp b/src/catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_templated.hpp
index cafb0a289c..232d580f78 100644
--- a/src/catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_templated.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_templated.hpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Matchers {
         MatcherGenericBase() = default;
         ~MatcherGenericBase() override; // = default;
 
-        MatcherGenericBase(MatcherGenericBase&) = default;
+        MatcherGenericBase(MatcherGenericBase const&) = default;
         MatcherGenericBase(MatcherGenericBase&&) = default;
 
         MatcherGenericBase& operator=(MatcherGenericBase const&) = delete;