diff --git a/src/main/native/include/support/jni_util.h b/src/main/native/include/support/jni_util.h
index 867c60f7fb..ef364f5ac8 100644
--- a/src/main/native/include/support/jni_util.h
+++ b/src/main/native/include/support/jni_util.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ class JArrayRefBase : public JArrayRefInner<JArrayRefBase<T>, T> {
     this->m_elements = oth.m_elements;
     oth.m_jarr = nullptr;
     oth.m_elements = nullptr;
+    return *this;
   }
 
  protected: