diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
index dbbba16f..d0f4a9d5 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@
 #include "spdlog/logger.h"
 #include "spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks.h"
 
-#if defined(SPDLOG_FMT_PRINTF)
-#if !defined(SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL)
-#include "spdlog/fmt/bundled/printf.h"
-#else //external fmtlib
-#include <fmt/printf.h>
-#endif
-#endif
-
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/fmt/fmt.h b/include/spdlog/fmt/fmt.h
index a4ee4673..6322ba6a 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/fmt/fmt.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/fmt/fmt.h
@@ -19,10 +19,16 @@
 #define FMT_USE_WINDOWS_H 0
 #endif
 #include "spdlog/fmt/bundled/format.h"
+#if defined(SPDLOG_FMT_PRINTF)
+#include "spdlog/fmt/bundled/printf.h"
+#endif
 
 #else //external fmtlib
 
 #include <fmt/format.h>
+#if defined(SPDLOG_FMT_PRINTF)
+#include <fmt/printf.h>
+#endif
 
 #endif