diff --git a/include/libcamera/base/bound_method.h b/include/libcamera/base/bound_method.h
index 507c320d3..e14614bc4 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/base/bound_method.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/base/bound_method.h
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ public:
 	{
 	}

-	R returnValue()
-	{
-		return ret_;
-	}
-
 	std::tuple<typename std::remove_reference_t<Args>...> args_;
 	R ret_;
 };
@@ -56,10 +51,6 @@ public:
 	{
 	}

-	void returnValue()
-	{
-	}
-
 	std::tuple<typename std::remove_reference_t<Args>...> args_;
 };

@@ -140,8 +131,10 @@ public:
 			return func_(args...);

 		auto pack = std::make_shared<PackType>(args...);
-		bool sync = BoundMethodBase::activatePack(pack, deleteMethod);
-		return sync ? pack->returnValue() : R();
+		[[maybe_unused]] bool sync = BoundMethodBase::activatePack(pack, deleteMethod);
+
+		if constexpr (!std::is_void_v<R>)
+			return sync ? std::move(pack->ret_) : R();
 	}

 	R invoke(Args... args) override
@@ -175,8 +168,10 @@ public:
 		}

 		auto pack = std::make_shared<PackType>(args...);
-		bool sync = BoundMethodBase::activatePack(pack, deleteMethod);
-		return sync ? pack->returnValue() : R();
+		[[maybe_unused]] bool sync = BoundMethodBase::activatePack(pack, deleteMethod);
+
+		if constexpr (!std::is_void_v<R>)
+			return sync ? std::move(pack->ret_) : R();
 	}

 	R invoke(Args... args) override
diff --git a/test/object-invoke.cpp b/test/object-invoke.cpp
index def1e61e4..ab4a15751 100644
--- a/test/object-invoke.cpp
+++ b/test/object-invoke.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,19 @@ public:
 		return 42;
 	}

+	struct MoveOnly {
+		MoveOnly() = default;
+		MoveOnly(const MoveOnly &) = delete;
+		MoveOnly &operator=(const MoveOnly &) = delete;
+		MoveOnly(MoveOnly &&) = default;
+		MoveOnly &operator=(MoveOnly &&) = default;
+	};
+
+	MoveOnly methodWithReturnMoveOnly()
+	{
+		return {};
+	}
+
 private:
 	Status status_;
 	int value_;
@@ -186,6 +199,10 @@ protected:
 			return TestFail;
 		}

+		/* Test invoking a method that returns type with no copy ctor/assignment. */
+		object_.invokeMethod(&InvokedObject::methodWithReturnMoveOnly,
+				     ConnectionTypeBlocking);
+
 		return TestPass;
 	}