diff --git a/service/storage_proxy.cc b/service/storage_proxy.cc
index f3bcd64e2e..daf181ceb3 100644
--- a/service/storage_proxy.cc
+++ b/service/storage_proxy.cc
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ storage_proxy::create_write_response_handler(const mutation& m, db::consistency_
 
     db::assure_sufficient_live_nodes(cl, ks, live_endpoints);
 
-    return create_write_response_handler(ks, cl, type, freeze(m), std::move(live_endpoints), pending_endpoints, dead_endpoints);
+    return create_write_response_handler(ks, cl, type, freeze(m), std::move(live_endpoints), pending_endpoints, std::move(dead_endpoints));
 }
 
 void