diff --git a/src/lib/diff/gen-node.hpp b/src/lib/diff/gen-node.hpp
index 79218166c..c0ff9af64 100644
--- a/src/lib/diff/gen-node.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/diff/gen-node.hpp
@@ -353,17 +353,17 @@ namespace diff{
   /* === Specialisation to add fluent GenNode builder API to Record<GenNode> === */
   
   template<>
-  inline GenNode&&
+  inline GenNode
   MakeRec::genNode()
   {
-    return std::move (GenNode(std::move(record_)));
+    return GenNode(std::move(record_));
   }
   
   template<>
-  inline GenNode&&
+  inline GenNode
   MakeRec::genNode(string const& symbolicID)
   {
-    return std::move (GenNode(symbolicID, std::move(record_)));
+    return GenNode(symbolicID, std::move(record_));
   }
   
   
diff --git a/src/lib/diff/record.hpp b/src/lib/diff/record.hpp
index 900971a29..6510fc774 100644
--- a/src/lib/diff/record.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/diff/record.hpp
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ namespace diff{
        * with GenNode holding a Record<GenNode>
        */
       
-      VAL&& genNode();
-      VAL&& genNode(string const& symbolicID);
+      VAL genNode();
+      VAL genNode(string const& symbolicID);
       
       template<typename X, typename...ARGS>
       Mutator& attrib (string const& key, X&& initialiser, ARGS&& ...args)
diff --git a/tests/library/diff/gen-node-basic-test.cpp b/tests/library/diff/gen-node-basic-test.cpp
index 8d0ff2f0d..fbddc88ee 100644
--- a/tests/library/diff/gen-node-basic-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/library/diff/gen-node-basic-test.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace test{
           CHECK (isnil(o1.data.get<Rec>()));
           
           CHECK (!o2.isNamed());
-          CHECK ("spam" == o0.data.get<Rec>().getType());
+          CHECK ("spam" == o2.data.get<Rec>().getType());
           CHECK (isnil(o2.data.get<Rec>()));
           
           CHECK (o3.isNamed());