diff --git a/include/mapnik/text/glyph_positions.hpp b/include/mapnik/text/glyph_positions.hpp
index 9e03c3f1e..2db077b18 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/text/glyph_positions.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/text/glyph_positions.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
     const_iterator begin() const;
     const_iterator end() const;
 
-    void push_back(glyph_info const& glyph, pixel_position offset, rotation const& rot);
+    void emplace_back(glyph_info const& glyph, pixel_position offset, rotation const& rot);
     void reserve(unsigned count);
 
     pixel_position const& get_base_point() const;
diff --git a/src/renderer_common/process_group_symbolizer.cpp b/src/renderer_common/process_group_symbolizer.cpp
index 082f0de53..27022f4fb 100644
--- a/src/renderer_common/process_group_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer_common/process_group_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ text_render_thunk::text_render_thunk(placements_list const& placements,
         for (glyph_position const& pos : *positions)
         {
             glyph_vec.push_back(pos.glyph);
-            new_pos.push_back(glyph_vec.back(), pos.pos, pos.rot);
+            new_pos.emplace_back(glyph_vec.back(), pos.pos, pos.rot);
         }
 
         placements_.push_back(new_positions);
diff --git a/src/text/glyph_positions.cpp b/src/text/glyph_positions.cpp
index c5d357f15..1f42ec69e 100644
--- a/src/text/glyph_positions.cpp
+++ b/src/text/glyph_positions.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ glyph_positions::const_iterator glyph_positions::end() const
     return data_.end();
 }
 
-void glyph_positions::push_back(glyph_info const& glyph, pixel_position offset, rotation const& rot)
+void glyph_positions::emplace_back(glyph_info const& glyph, pixel_position offset, rotation const& rot)
 {
-    data_.push_back(glyph_position(glyph, offset, rot));
+    data_.emplace_back(glyph, offset, rot);
 }
 
 void glyph_positions::reserve(unsigned count)
diff --git a/src/text/placement_finder.cpp b/src/text/placement_finder.cpp
index b473f1343..3cb60ad7f 100644
--- a/src/text/placement_finder.cpp
+++ b/src/text/placement_finder.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ bool placement_finder::find_point_placement(pixel_position const& pos)
             for (auto const& glyph : line)
             {
                 // place the character relative to the center of the string envelope
-                glyphs->push_back(glyph, (pixel_position(x, y).rotate(orientation)) + layout_offset, orientation);
+                glyphs->emplace_back(glyph, (pixel_position(x, y).rotate(orientation)) + layout_offset, orientation);
                 if (glyph.advance())
                 {
                     //Only advance if glyph is not part of a multiple glyph sequence
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ bool placement_finder::single_line_placement(vertex_cache &pp, text_upright_e or
                 box2d<double> bbox = get_bbox(layout, glyph, pos, rot);
                 if (collision(bbox, layouts_.text(), true)) return false;
                 bboxes.push_back(std::move(bbox));
-                glyphs->push_back(glyph, pos, rot);
+                glyphs->emplace_back(glyph, pos, rot);
             }
             // See comment above
             offset -= sign * line.height()/2;