diff --git a/libs/core/algorithms/include/hpx/parallel/algorithms/detail/set_operation.hpp b/libs/core/algorithms/include/hpx/parallel/algorithms/detail/set_operation.hpp
index 6ad845a27d70..2577bc281449 100644
--- a/libs/core/algorithms/include/hpx/parallel/algorithms/detail/set_operation.hpp
+++ b/libs/core/algorithms/include/hpx/parallel/algorithms/detail/set_operation.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,24 @@
 namespace hpx::parallel::detail {
     /// \cond NOINTERNAL
 
+    template <typename T>
+    struct decay_tuple
+    {
+        using type = T;
+    };
+
+    template <typename T>
+    struct decay_tuple<std::tuple<T>>
+    {
+        using type = std::tuple<std::remove_const_t<T>>;
+    };
+
+    template <typename T>
+    struct decay_tuple<std::tuple<T&>>
+    {
+        using type = std::tuple<std::remove_const_t<T>>;
+    };
+
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     template <typename FwdIter>
     struct set_operations_buffer
@@ -43,17 +61,24 @@ namespace hpx::parallel::detail {
         public:
             rewritable_ref() = default;
 
-            explicit constexpr rewritable_ref(T const& item) noexcept
+            explicit constexpr rewritable_ref(T& item) noexcept
               : item_(&item)
             {
             }
 
-            rewritable_ref& operator=(T const& item)
+            rewritable_ref& operator=(T& item)
             {
                 item_ = &item;
                 return *this;
             }
 
+            template <typename U>
+            rewritable_ref& operator=(U const& item)
+            {
+                *item_ = item;
+                return *this;
+            }
+
             // different versions of clang-format produce different results
             // clang-format off
             operator T const&() const
@@ -64,7 +89,7 @@ namespace hpx::parallel::detail {
             // clang-format on
 
         private:
-            T const* item_ = nullptr;
+            T* item_ = nullptr;
         };
 
         using value_type = typename std::iterator_traits<FwdIter>::value_type;
@@ -149,8 +174,13 @@ namespace hpx::parallel::detail {
             bool const first_partition = start1 == 0;
             bool const last_partition = end1 == static_cast<std::size_t>(len1);
 
-            auto start_value = HPX_INVOKE(proj1, first1[start1]);
-            auto end_value = HPX_INVOKE(proj1, first1[end1]);
+            using result_type =
+                std::invoke_result_t<Proj1, hpx::traits::iter_value_t<Iter1>>;
+            using element_type =
+                typename decay_tuple<std::decay_t<result_type>>::type;
+
+            element_type start_value = HPX_INVOKE(proj1, first1[start1]);
+            element_type end_value = HPX_INVOKE(proj1, first1[end1]);
 
             // all but the last chunk require special handling
             if (!last_partition)
@@ -166,7 +196,8 @@ namespace hpx::parallel::detail {
                 // last element of the current chunk
                 if (end1 != 0)
                 {
-                    auto end_value1 = HPX_INVOKE(proj1, first1[end1 - 1]);
+                    element_type end_value1 =
+                        HPX_INVOKE(proj1, first1[end1 - 1]);
 
                     while (!HPX_INVOKE(f, end_value1, end_value) && --end1 != 0)
                     {
@@ -180,7 +211,8 @@ namespace hpx::parallel::detail {
             // first element of the current chunk
             if (start1 != 0)
             {
-                auto start_value1 = HPX_INVOKE(proj1, first1[start1 - 1]);
+                element_type start_value1 =
+                    HPX_INVOKE(proj1, first1[start1 - 1]);
 
                 while (
                     !HPX_INVOKE(f, start_value1, start_value) && --start1 != 0)
diff --git a/libs/core/algorithms/include/hpx/parallel/algorithms/set_intersection.hpp b/libs/core/algorithms/include/hpx/parallel/algorithms/set_intersection.hpp
index 064cceea16f8..c81a42eafa94 100644
--- a/libs/core/algorithms/include/hpx/parallel/algorithms/set_intersection.hpp
+++ b/libs/core/algorithms/include/hpx/parallel/algorithms/set_intersection.hpp
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ namespace hpx::parallel {
                         HPX_MOVE(first1), HPX_MOVE(first2), HPX_MOVE(dest)});
                 }
 
-                using buffer_type = typename set_operations_buffer<Iter3>::type;
                 using func_type = std::decay_t<F>;
 
                 // calculate approximate destination index
@@ -286,8 +285,8 @@ namespace hpx::parallel {
 
                 // perform required set operation for one chunk
                 auto f2 = [proj1, proj2](Iter1 part_first1, Sent1 part_last1,
-                              Iter2 part_first2, Sent2 part_last2,
-                              buffer_type* d, func_type const& f) {
+                              Iter2 part_first2, Sent2 part_last2, auto* d,
+                              func_type const& f) {
                     return sequential_set_intersection(part_first1, part_last1,
                         part_first2, part_last2, d, f, proj1, proj2);
                 };