diff --git a/include/spdlog/logger.h b/include/spdlog/logger.h
index 1b6ab47c..452b1a6b 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/logger.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/logger.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public:
             // format to wmemory_buffer and convert to utf8
 
             fmt::wmemory_buffer wbuf;
-            fmt::format_to(std::back_inserter(wbuf), fmt::runtime(fmt), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+            fmt::format_to(std::back_inserter(wbuf), fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 
             memory_buf_t buf;
             details::os::wstr_to_utf8buf(wstring_view_t(wbuf.data(), wbuf.size()), buf);