diff --git a/src/game_events/menu_item.cpp b/src/game_events/menu_item.cpp
index d7a75220551..8535250e49c 100644
--- a/src/game_events/menu_item.cpp
+++ b/src/game_events/menu_item.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ void wml_menu_item::update_command(const config& new_command)
 	if(!command_.empty()) {
 		assert(resources::game_events);
 
-		resources::game_events->execute_on_events(event_name_, [=](game_events::manager& man, handler_ptr ptr) {
+		resources::game_events->execute_on_events(event_name_, [&](game_events::manager& man, handler_ptr ptr) {
 			if(ptr->is_menu_item()) {
 				LOG_NG << "Removing command for " << event_name_ << ".\n";
 				man.remove_event_handler(command_["id"].str());
diff --git a/src/game_events/pump.cpp b/src/game_events/pump.cpp
index 4d3ac46450c..bd89c76adaa 100644
--- a/src/game_events/pump.cpp
+++ b/src/game_events/pump.cpp
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ bool wml_event_pump::operator()()
 		if ( event_id.empty() ) {
 
 			// Handle events of this name.
-			impl_->my_manager->execute_on_events(event_name, [=](game_events::manager&, handler_ptr ptr) {
+			impl_->my_manager->execute_on_events(event_name, [&](game_events::manager&, handler_ptr ptr) {
 				DBG_EH << "processing event " << event_name << " with id="<<
 				ptr->get_config()["id"] << "\n";