diff --git a/src/main/cpp/logger.cpp b/src/main/cpp/logger.cpp
index bab57857f..cd884cfc2 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/main/cpp/logger.cpp
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ void Logger::warn(const CFStringRef& msg) const
 #endif
 
 #if LOG4CXX_QSTRING_API
-void Logger::addEvent(const LevelPtr& level, QString&& message, const LocationInfo& location) const
+void Logger::addEvent(const LevelPtr& level, QString& message, const LocationInfo& location) const
 {
 	if (!getHierarchy()) // Has removeHierarchy() been called?
 		return;
diff --git a/src/main/include/log4cxx/logger.h b/src/main/include/log4cxx/logger.h
index b69225577..b1fb399e9 100644
--- a/src/main/include/log4cxx/logger.h
+++ b/src/main/include/log4cxx/logger.h
@@ -649,6 +649,17 @@ class LOG4CXX_EXPORT Logger :
 		@param message The text to add to the logging event.
 		*/
 		void forcedLog(const LevelPtr& level, const CFStringRef& message) const;
+#endif
+#if LOG4CXX_QSTRING_API
+		/**
+		Add a new logging event containing \c message and \c location to attached appender(s).
+		without further checks.
+		@param level The logging event level.
+		@param message The text to add to the logging event.
+		@param location The source code location of the logging request.
+		*/
+		void addEvent(const LevelPtr& level, QString& message,
+			const spi::LocationInfo& location = spi::LocationInfo::getLocationUnavailable()) const;
 #endif
 		/**
 		Add a new logging event containing \c message and \c location to attached appender(s).