diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/spdlog_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/spdlog_impl.h
index 07e41145..f9483c98 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/spdlog_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/spdlog_impl.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ inline std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::create(const std::string& logger_
 
 
 template <typename Sink, typename... Args>
-inline std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::create(const std::string& logger_name, Args&... args)
+inline std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::create(const std::string& logger_name, Args... args)
 {
     sink_ptr sink = std::make_shared<Sink>(args...);
     return details::registry::instance().create(logger_name, { sink });
diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
index 64cc6f87..9c44f746 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<logger> create(const std::string& logger_name, const It& sinks_b
 // Create and register a logger with templated sink type
 // Example: spdlog::create<daily_file_sink_st>("mylog", "dailylog_filename", "txt");
 template <typename Sink, typename... Args>
-std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> create(const std::string& logger_name, Args&...);
+std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> create(const std::string& logger_name, Args...);
 
 
 // Register the given logger with the given name