diff --git a/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/README b/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/README
index d718ccef24..12a66b7f47 100644
--- a/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/README
+++ b/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/README
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ We also put fmt in the axom namespace to isolate it from other libraries that mi
 * Add `}                \` to `AXOM_FMT_END_NAMESPACE` in `fmt/core.h`
 * Apply `src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/xl_printf.patch` -- bugfix for XL compiler
 * Apply `src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/hipcc_long_double.patch` -- bugfix for dealing with `long double` type on EAS architecture with hip compiler
+* Apply `src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/runtime_error.patch` -- workaround for dealing with `std::runtime_error` bug in nvcc
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diff --git a/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/format-inl.h b/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/format-inl.h
index ff6e6323f8..efdbeb40ac 100644
--- a/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/format-inl.h
+++ b/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/format-inl.h
@@ -121,11 +121,17 @@ template <typename Char> AXOM_FMT_FUNC Char decimal_point_impl(locale_ref) {
 AXOM_FMT_API AXOM_FMT_FUNC format_error::~format_error() noexcept = default;
 #endif
 
-AXOM_FMT_FUNC std::system_error vsystem_error(int error_code, string_view format_str,
+// BEGIN AXOM BUGFIX
+// NVCC's preprocessor converts 'std::error_code' to `class std::error_code'
+// and then complains that `return class std::error_code' isn't valid!
+using axom_fmt_system_error = std::system_error;
+
+AXOM_FMT_FUNC axom_fmt_system_error vsystem_error(int error_code, string_view format_str,
                                          format_args args) {
   auto ec = std::error_code(error_code, std::generic_category());
-  return std::system_error(ec, vformat(format_str, args));
+  return axom_fmt_system_error(ec, vformat(format_str, args));
 }
+// END AXOM BUGFIX
 
 namespace detail {
 
@@ -1449,16 +1455,18 @@ AXOM_FMT_FUNC detail::utf8_to_utf16::utf8_to_utf16(string_view s) {
   buffer_.push_back(0);
 }
 
+// BEGIN AXOM BUGFIX
 AXOM_FMT_FUNC void format_system_error(detail::buffer<char>& out, int error_code,
                                   const char* message) noexcept {
   AXOM_FMT_TRY {
     auto ec = std::error_code(error_code, std::generic_category());
-    write(std::back_inserter(out), std::system_error(ec, message).what());
+    write(std::back_inserter(out), axom_fmt_system_error(ec, message).what());
     return;
   }
   AXOM_FMT_CATCH(...) {}
   format_error_code(out, error_code, message);
 }
+// END AXOM BUGFIX
 
 AXOM_FMT_FUNC void report_system_error(int error_code,
                                   const char* message) noexcept {
diff --git a/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/runtime_error.patch b/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/runtime_error.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa92887310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/runtime_error.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+diff --git a/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/format-inl.h b/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/format-inl.h
+index ff6e6323f..efdbeb40a 100644
+--- a/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/format-inl.h
++++ b/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/format-inl.h
+@@ -121,11 +121,17 @@ template <typename Char> AXOM_FMT_FUNC Char decimal_point_impl(locale_ref) {
+ AXOM_FMT_API AXOM_FMT_FUNC format_error::~format_error() noexcept = default;
+ #endif
+ 
+-AXOM_FMT_FUNC std::system_error vsystem_error(int error_code, string_view format_str,
++// BEGIN AXOM BUGFIX
++// NVCC's preprocessor converts 'std::error_code' to `class std::error_code'
++// and then complains that `return class std::error_code' isn't valid!
++using axom_fmt_system_error = std::system_error;
++
++AXOM_FMT_FUNC axom_fmt_system_error vsystem_error(int error_code, string_view format_str,
+                                          format_args args) {
+   auto ec = std::error_code(error_code, std::generic_category());
+-  return std::system_error(ec, vformat(format_str, args));
++  return axom_fmt_system_error(ec, vformat(format_str, args));
+ }
++// END AXOM BUGFIX
+ 
+ namespace detail {
+ 
+@@ -1449,16 +1455,18 @@ AXOM_FMT_FUNC detail::utf8_to_utf16::utf8_to_utf16(string_view s) {
+   buffer_.push_back(0);
+ }
+ 
++// BEGIN AXOM BUGFIX
+ AXOM_FMT_FUNC void format_system_error(detail::buffer<char>& out, int error_code,
+                                   const char* message) noexcept {
+   AXOM_FMT_TRY {
+     auto ec = std::error_code(error_code, std::generic_category());
+-    write(std::back_inserter(out), std::system_error(ec, message).what());
++    write(std::back_inserter(out), axom_fmt_system_error(ec, message).what());
+     return;
+   }
+   AXOM_FMT_CATCH(...) {}
+   format_error_code(out, error_code, message);
+ }
++// END AXOM BUGFIX
+ 
+ AXOM_FMT_FUNC void report_system_error(int error_code,
+                                   const char* message) noexcept {