diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index 02807298..f81ea483 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ using wmemory_buf_t = std::wstring;
 template<typename... Args>
 using wformat_string_t = std::wstring_view;
 #    endif
-
+#    define SPDLOG_BUF_TO_STRING(x) x
 #else // use fmt lib instead of std::format
 namespace fmt_lib = fmt;