diff --git a/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.cpp b/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.cpp
index dc864aeb9e77..9737d225048f 100644
--- a/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.cpp
+++ b/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.cpp
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ EventImplPtr queue_impl::submit_graph_direct_impl(
                                       detail::CGType::ExecCommandBuffer),
               /*SchedulerBypass*/ false};
     } else {
-      return ExecGraph->enqueue(*this, CGData, EventNeeded);
+      return ExecGraph->enqueue(*this, std::move(CGData), EventNeeded);
     }
   };
   // If the graph contains a host task, we may need to insert a barrier prior
diff --git a/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.hpp b/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.hpp
index 2dbd430c6b38..4b17a8206488 100644
--- a/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.hpp
+++ b/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.hpp
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class queue_impl : public std::enable_shared_from_this<queue_impl> {
           ExecGraph,
       sycl::span<const event> DepEvents, const detail::code_location &CodeLoc,
       bool IsTopCodeLoc) {
-    submit_graph_direct_impl(ExecGraph, false, DepEvents, CodeLoc,
+    submit_graph_direct_impl(std::move(ExecGraph), false, DepEvents, CodeLoc,
                              IsTopCodeLoc);
   }
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class queue_impl : public std::enable_shared_from_this<queue_impl> {
       sycl::span<const event> DepEvents, const detail::code_location &CodeLoc,
       bool IsTopCodeLoc) {
     return createSyclObjFromImpl<event>(submit_graph_direct_impl(
-        ExecGraph, true, DepEvents, CodeLoc, IsTopCodeLoc));
+        std::move(ExecGraph), true, DepEvents, CodeLoc, IsTopCodeLoc));
   }
 
   void submit_without_event(const detail::type_erased_cgfo_ty &CGF,