diff --git a/include/fmt/core.h b/include/fmt/core.h
index 8e8d2f1ce443..01cf34cf1d4f 100644
--- a/include/fmt/core.h
+++ b/include/fmt/core.h
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 #  define FMT_CLANG_VERSION 0
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) && \
+    !defined(__NVCOMPILER)
 #  define FMT_GCC_VERSION (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__)
 #else
 #  define FMT_GCC_VERSION 0
diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index c4c9321dc95c..f9d9f683ef2c 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -970,11 +970,14 @@ FMT_CONSTEXPR auto count_digits(UInt n) -> int {
   if (num_bits<UInt>() == 32)
     return (FMT_BUILTIN_CLZ(static_cast<uint32_t>(n) | 1) ^ 31) / BITS + 1;
 #endif
-  int num_digits = 0;
-  do {
-    ++num_digits;
-  } while ((n >>= BITS) != 0);
-  return num_digits;
+  // Lambda avoids unreachable code warnings from NVHPC.
+  return [](UInt m) {
+    int num_digits = 0;
+    do {
+      ++num_digits;
+    } while ((m >>= BITS) != 0);
+    return num_digits;
+  }(n);
 }
 
 template <> auto count_digits<4>(detail::fallback_uintptr n) -> int;