diff --git a/include/boost/heap/detail/mutable_heap.hpp b/include/boost/heap/detail/mutable_heap.hpp
index f0d2d69..553e214 100644
--- a/include/boost/heap/detail/mutable_heap.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/heap/detail/mutable_heap.hpp
@@ -360,7 +360,9 @@ class priority_queue_mutable_wrapper
     template <class... Args>
     handle_type emplace(Args&&... args)
     {
-        objects.push_front(std::make_pair(std::forward<Args>(args)..., 0));
+        objects.emplace_front(std::piecewise_construct,
+                              std::forward_as_tuple(std::forward<Args>(args)...),
+                              std::forward_as_tuple(0));
         list_iterator ret = objects.begin();
         q_.push(ret);
         return handle_type(ret);
diff --git a/test/d_ary_heap_test.cpp b/test/d_ary_heap_test.cpp
index c459f3f..c21010b 100644
--- a/test/d_ary_heap_test.cpp
+++ b/test/d_ary_heap_test.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ void run_d_ary_heap_mutable_test(void)
                                                > stable_pri_queue;
         run_stable_heap_tests<stable_pri_queue>();
     }
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES) && !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
+    cmpthings ord;
+    boost::heap::d_ary_heap<thing, boost::heap::mutable_<true>, boost::heap::arity<D>,
+            boost::heap::compare<cmpthings>, boost::heap::stable<stable> > vpq(ord);
+    vpq.emplace(5, 6, 7);
+#endif
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( d_ary_heap_mutable_test )