diff --git a/include/fmt/core.h b/include/fmt/core.h
index 22e519655f668..d8afca903062d 100644
--- a/include/fmt/core.h
+++ b/include/fmt/core.h
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ class format_arg_store
         basic_format_args<Context>(*this),
 #endif
         data_{detail::make_arg<is_packed, Context>(args)...} {
-    if (num_named_args != 0)
+    if constexpr (num_named_args != 0)
       detail::init_named_args(data_.named_args(), 0, 0, args...);
   }
 };