diff --git a/include/fmt/chrono.h b/include/fmt/chrono.h
index 6e1fba4f1ffbb..439cdbd210c3d 100644
--- a/include/fmt/chrono.h
+++ b/include/fmt/chrono.h
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ inline null<> localtime_s(...) { return null<>(); }
 inline null<> gmtime_r(...) { return null<>(); }
 inline null<> gmtime_s(...) { return null<>(); }
 
+inline const std::locale& get_classic_locale() {
+  static const auto& locale = std::locale::classic();
+  return locale;
+}
+
 template <typename Char>
 inline auto do_write(const std::tm& time, const std::locale& loc, char format,
                      char modifier) -> std::basic_string<Char> {
@@ -309,11 +314,6 @@ auto write(OutputIt out, const std::tm& time, const std::locale& loc,
   return std::copy(str.begin(), str.end(), out);
 }
 
-inline const std::locale& get_classic_locale() {
-  static const auto& locale = std::locale::classic();
-  return locale;
-}
-
 template <typename Char, typename OutputIt,
           FMT_ENABLE_IF(std::is_same<Char, char>::value)>
 auto write(OutputIt out, const std::tm& time, const std::locale& loc,