diff --git a/src/util/util_small_vector.h b/src/util/util_small_vector.h
index 1846e66b9..8d7c37d64 100644
--- a/src/util/util_small_vector.h
+++ b/src/util/util_small_vector.h
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ namespace dxvk {
     }
 
     template<typename... Args>
-    void emplace_back(Args... args) {
+    T& emplace_back(Args... args) {
       reserve(m_size + 1);
-      new (ptr(m_size++)) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+      return *(new (ptr(m_size++)) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
     }
 
     void erase(size_t idx) {