diff --git a/examples/Hybrid_City10000.cpp b/examples/Hybrid_City10000.cpp
index f42496cef..76771ad36 100644
--- a/examples/Hybrid_City10000.cpp
+++ b/examples/Hybrid_City10000.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class Experiment {
     auto bayesNet = linearized->eliminateSequential();
     HybridValues delta = bayesNet->optimize();
     initial_ = initial_.retract(delta.continuous());
-    smoother_.reInitialize(*bayesNet);
+    smoother_.reInitialize(std::move(*bayesNet));
     clock_t afterUpdate = clock();
     std::cout << "Took " << (afterUpdate - beforeUpdate) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC
               << " seconds." << std::endl;
diff --git a/gtsam/hybrid/HybridSmoother.h b/gtsam/hybrid/HybridSmoother.h
index 017b1fb4e..f8eaec26c 100644
--- a/gtsam/hybrid/HybridSmoother.h
+++ b/gtsam/hybrid/HybridSmoother.h
@@ -49,8 +49,16 @@ class GTSAM_EXPORT HybridSmoother {
   /**
    * Re-initialize the smoother from a new hybrid Bayes Net.
    */
+  void reInitialize(HybridBayesNet&& hybridBayesNet) {
+    hybridBayesNet_ = std::move(hybridBayesNet);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Re-initialize the smoother from
+   * a new hybrid Bayes Net (non rvalue version).
+   */
   void reInitialize(HybridBayesNet& hybridBayesNet) {
-    hybridBayesNet_ = hybridBayesNet;
+    this->reInitialize(std::move(hybridBayesNet));
   }
 
   /**