diff --git a/atom/common/native_mate_converters/v8_value_converter.cc b/atom/common/native_mate_converters/v8_value_converter.cc
index a32c3594ad..72c5958279 100644
--- a/atom/common/native_mate_converters/v8_value_converter.cc
+++ b/atom/common/native_mate_converters/v8_value_converter.cc
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ base::Value* V8ValueConverter::FromV8Object(
       continue;
 
     result->SetWithoutPathExpansion(std::string(*name_utf8, name_utf8.length()),
-                                    child.release());
+                                    std::move(child));
   }
 
   return result.release();