diff --git a/include/omath/utility/pattern_scan.hpp b/include/omath/utility/pattern_scan.hpp
index 317bdaa..d8486f0 100644
--- a/include/omath/utility/pattern_scan.hpp
+++ b/include/omath/utility/pattern_scan.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ namespace omath
         static std::span<std::byte>::const_iterator scan_for_pattern(const std::span<std::byte>& range,
                                                                      const std::string_view& pattern);
 
+        [[nodiscard]]
+        static std::span<std::byte>::const_iterator scan_for_pattern(std::span<std::byte>&& range,
+                                                                     const std::string_view& pattern) = delete;
+
         template<class IteratorType>
         requires std::input_or_output_iterator<std::remove_cvref_t<IteratorType>>
         static IteratorType scan_for_pattern(const IteratorType& begin, const IteratorType& end,