diff --git a/src/node_report.cc b/src/node_report.cc
index 7af20dd9d5efbb..9c616e867a8776 100644
--- a/src/node_report.cc
+++ b/src/node_report.cc
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static void PrintComponentVersions(JSONWriter* writer) {
 
 #define V(key)                                                                 \
   do {                                                                         \
-    versions_vec.push_back(                                                    \
+    versions_vec.emplace_back(                                                 \
         std::make_pair(#key, per_process::metadata.versions.key));             \
   } while (0);
   NODE_VERSIONS_KEYS(V)