diff --git a/pcl_conversions/include/pcl_conversions/pcl_conversions.h b/pcl_conversions/include/pcl_conversions/pcl_conversions.h
index 4f652bd2..6f5f20c6 100644
--- a/pcl_conversions/include/pcl_conversions/pcl_conversions.h
+++ b/pcl_conversions/include/pcl_conversions/pcl_conversions.h
@@ -356,10 +356,25 @@ namespace pcl_conversions {
 
   /** pcl::Vertices <=> pcl_msgs::Vertices **/
 
+  namespace internal
+  {
+    template <class T>
+    inline void move(std::vector<T> &a, std::vector<T> &b)
+    {
+      b.swap(a);
+    }
+
+    template <class T1, class T2>
+    inline void move(std::vector<T1> &a, std::vector<T2> &b)
+    {
+      b.assign(a.cbegin(), a.cend());
+    }
+  }
+
   inline
   void fromPCL(const pcl::Vertices &pcl_vert, pcl_msgs::msg::Vertices &vert)
   {
-    vert.vertices = pcl_vert.vertices;
+    vert.vertices.assign(pcl_vert.vertices.cbegin(), pcl_vert.vertices.cend());
   }
 
   inline
@@ -376,7 +391,7 @@ namespace pcl_conversions {
   inline
   void moveFromPCL(pcl::Vertices &pcl_vert, pcl_msgs::msg::Vertices &vert)
   {
-    vert.vertices.swap(pcl_vert.vertices);
+    internal::move(pcl_vert.vertices, vert.vertices);
   }
 
   inline
@@ -393,7 +408,7 @@ namespace pcl_conversions {
   inline
   void toPCL(const pcl_msgs::msg::Vertices &vert, pcl::Vertices &pcl_vert)
   {
-    pcl_vert.vertices = vert.vertices;
+    pcl_vert.vertices.assign(vert.vertices.cbegin(), vert.vertices.cend());
   }
 
   inline
@@ -410,7 +425,7 @@ namespace pcl_conversions {
   inline
   void moveToPCL(pcl_msgs::msg::Vertices &vert, pcl::Vertices &pcl_vert)
   {
-    pcl_vert.vertices.swap(vert.vertices);
+    internal::move(vert.vertices, pcl_vert.vertices);
   }
 
   inline