diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index ddb0d28c..1542fa92 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ inline const char *to_short_c_str(spdlog::level::level_enum l)
 {
     return short_level_names[l];
 }
+
 inline spdlog::level::level_enum from_str(const std::string &name)
 {
     static std::unordered_map<std::string, level_enum> name_to_level = // map string->level
@@ -131,35 +132,28 @@ enum class pattern_time_type
 //
 // Log exception
 //
-class spdlog_ex : public std::runtime_error
+class spdlog_ex : public std::exception
 {
 public:
     explicit spdlog_ex(const std::string &msg)
-        : runtime_error(msg)
+        : msg_(msg)
     {
     }
+
     spdlog_ex(const std::string &msg, int last_errno)
-        : runtime_error(msg)
-        , last_errno_(last_errno)
     {
+        fmt::memory_buffer outbuf;
+        fmt::format_system_error(outbuf, last_errno, msg);
+        msg_ = fmt::to_string(outbuf);
     }
+
     const char *what() const SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT override
     {
-        if (last_errno_)
-        {
-            fmt::memory_buffer buf;
-            std::string msg(runtime_error::what());
-            fmt::format_system_error(buf, last_errno_, msg);
-            return fmt::to_string(buf).c_str();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return runtime_error::what();
-        }
+        return msg_.c_str();
     }
 
 private:
-    int last_errno_{0};
+    std::string msg_;
 };
 
 //