diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index f118057ebaca..ef63f43bf06a 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #include "base.h"
 
 // Checking FMT_CPLUSPLUS for warning suppression in MSVC.
-#if FMT_HAS_INCLUDE(<bit>) && FMT_CPLUSPLUS >= 201703L
+#if FMT_HAS_INCLUDE(<bit>) && FMT_CPLUSPLUS > 201703L
 #  include <bit>  // std::bit_cast
 #endif