diff --git a/include/spdlog/logger.h b/include/spdlog/logger.h
index 8f83e81b..8aaf4b35 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/logger.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/logger.h
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ protected:
             fmt_lib::vformat_to(
                 std::back_inserter(wbuf), fmt, fmt_lib::make_format_args<fmt_lib::wformat_context>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
 #    else
-            fmt::detail::vformat_to(wbuf, fmt, fmt::make_format_args<fmt::wformat_context>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+            fmt::vformat_to(fmt::appender(wbuf), fmt, fmt::make_format_args(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
 #    endif
 
             memory_buf_t buf;