diff --git a/bftengine/src/bftengine/ReplicaImp.cpp b/bftengine/src/bftengine/ReplicaImp.cpp
index 91c0df1621..59860b7b52 100644
--- a/bftengine/src/bftengine/ReplicaImp.cpp
+++ b/bftengine/src/bftengine/ReplicaImp.cpp
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ void ReplicaImp::onMessage<PrePrepareMsg>(PrePrepareMsgUPtr msg) {
              "etc...)");
     return;
   }
-  PrePrepareMsgShPtr message(msg.release());
+  PrePrepareMsgShPtr message(std::move(msg));
   if (!getReplicaConfig().prePrepareFinalizeAsyncEnabled) {
     if (!validatePreProcessedResults(message.get(), getCurrentView())) {
       // trigger view change