diff --git a/src/log.cpp b/src/log.cpp
index 696e5d24b..8e01358e1 100644
--- a/src/log.cpp
+++ b/src/log.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,19 @@ int writeLog(int level, const char* msg, fmt::printf_args args) {
   int pos=(logPosition.fetch_add(1))&TA_LOG_MASK;
 
 #if FMT_VERSION >= 100100
+#ifdef _MSVC_LANG
+#if _MSVC_LANG >= 201703L
+  logEntries[pos].text.assign(fmt::vsprintf(std::basic_string_view(msg),args));
+#else
   logEntries[pos].text.assign(fmt::vsprintf(fmt::basic_string_view<char>(msg),args));
+#endif
+#else
+#if __cplusplus >= 201703L
+  logEntries[pos].text.assign(fmt::vsprintf(std::basic_string_view(msg),args));
+#else
+  logEntries[pos].text.assign(fmt::vsprintf(fmt::basic_string_view<char>(msg),args));
+#endif
+#endif
 #else
   logEntries[pos].text.assign(fmt::vsprintf(msg,args));
 #endif