diff --git a/include/fmt/chrono.h b/include/fmt/chrono.h
index b24cef9a4d31..86f2e7ce4c5e 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_localized(const std::tm& time, const std::locale& loc,
                                char format, char modifier)
@@ -310,11 +315,6 @@ auto write_localized(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_localized(OutputIt out, const std::tm& time, const std::locale& loc,