diff --git a/fmt/CMakeLists.txt b/fmt/CMakeLists.txt
index 5a96c412..9e491f93 100644
--- a/fmt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fmt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Define the fmt library, its includes and the needed defines.
-# format.cc is added to FMT_HEADERS for the header-only configuration.
-set(FMT_HEADERS format.h format.cc ostream.h ostream.cc printf.h
+# *.cc are added to FMT_HEADERS for the header-only configuration.
+set(FMT_HEADERS format.h format.cc ostream.h ostream.cc printf.h printf.cc
                 string.h time.h)
 if (HAVE_OPEN)
   set(FMT_HEADERS ${FMT_HEADERS} posix.h)
diff --git a/fmt/format.cc b/fmt/format.cc
index 607314e9..ab460242 100644
--- a/fmt/format.cc
+++ b/fmt/format.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "format.h"
-#include "printf.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -106,8 +105,6 @@ inline int fmt_snprintf(char *buffer, size_t size, const char *format, ...) {
 # define FMT_SWPRINTF swprintf
 #endif // defined(_WIN32) && defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__NO_ISOCEXT)
 
-const char RESET_COLOR[] = "\x1b[0m";
-
 typedef void (*FormatFunc)(Writer &, int, StringRef);
 
 // Portable thread-safe version of strerror.
@@ -486,34 +483,6 @@ FMT_FUNC void report_windows_error(
 }
 #endif
 
-FMT_FUNC void print(std::FILE *f, CStringRef format_str, ArgList args) {
-  MemoryWriter w;
-  w.write(format_str, args);
-  std::fwrite(w.data(), 1, w.size(), f);
-}
-
-FMT_FUNC void print(CStringRef format_str, ArgList args) {
-  print(stdout, format_str, args);
-}
-
-FMT_FUNC void print_colored(Color c, CStringRef format, ArgList args) {
-  char escape[] = "\x1b[30m";
-  escape[3] = static_cast<char>('0' + c);
-  std::fputs(escape, stdout);
-  print(format, args);
-  std::fputs(RESET_COLOR, stdout);
-}
-
-template <typename Char>
-void printf(BasicWriter<Char> &w, BasicCStringRef<Char> format, ArgList args);
-
-FMT_FUNC int fprintf(std::FILE *f, CStringRef format, ArgList args) {
-  MemoryWriter w;
-  printf(w, format, args);
-  std::size_t size = w.size();
-  return std::fwrite(w.data(), 1, size, f) < size ? -1 : static_cast<int>(size);
-}
-
 #ifndef FMT_HEADER_ONLY
 
 template struct internal::BasicData<void>;
@@ -524,8 +493,6 @@ template void internal::FixedBuffer<char>::grow(std::size_t);
 
 template void internal::ArgMap<char>::init(const ArgList &args);
 
-template void PrintfFormatter<char>::format(CStringRef format);
-
 template int internal::CharTraits<char>::format_float(
     char *buffer, std::size_t size, const char *format,
     unsigned width, int precision, double value);
@@ -540,8 +507,6 @@ template void internal::FixedBuffer<wchar_t>::grow(std::size_t);
 
 template void internal::ArgMap<wchar_t>::init(const ArgList &args);
 
-template void PrintfFormatter<wchar_t>::format(WCStringRef format);
-
 template int internal::CharTraits<wchar_t>::format_float(
     wchar_t *buffer, std::size_t size, const wchar_t *format,
     unsigned width, int precision, double value);
diff --git a/fmt/printf.cc b/fmt/printf.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be523447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmt/printf.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ Formatting library for C++
+
+ Copyright (c) 2012 - 2016, Victor Zverovich
+ All rights reserved.
+
+ For the license information refer to format.h.
+ */
+
+#include "format.h"
+#include "printf.h"
+
+namespace fmt {
+
+namespace {
+
+const char RESET_COLOR[] = "\x1b[0m";
+
+}  // namespace
+
+FMT_FUNC void print(std::FILE *f, CStringRef format_str, ArgList args) {
+  MemoryWriter w;
+  w.write(format_str, args);
+  std::fwrite(w.data(), 1, w.size(), f);
+}
+
+FMT_FUNC void print(CStringRef format_str, ArgList args) {
+  print(stdout, format_str, args);
+}
+
+FMT_FUNC void print_colored(Color c, CStringRef format, ArgList args) {
+  char escape[] = "\x1b[30m";
+  escape[3] = static_cast<char>('0' + c);
+  std::fputs(escape, stdout);
+  print(format, args);
+  std::fputs(RESET_COLOR, stdout);
+}
+
+template <typename Char>
+void printf(BasicWriter<Char> &w, BasicCStringRef<Char> format, ArgList args);
+
+FMT_FUNC int fprintf(std::FILE *f, CStringRef format, ArgList args) {
+  MemoryWriter w;
+  printf(w, format, args);
+  std::size_t size = w.size();
+  return std::fwrite(w.data(), 1, size, f) < size ? -1 : static_cast<int>(size);
+}
+
+#ifndef FMT_HEADER_ONLY
+
+template void PrintfFormatter<char>::format(CStringRef format);
+template void PrintfFormatter<wchar_t>::format(WCStringRef format);
+
+#endif  // FMT_HEADER_ONLY
+
+}  // namespace fmt
diff --git a/fmt/printf.h b/fmt/printf.h
index 0e6af603..80d22441 100644
--- a/fmt/printf.h
+++ b/fmt/printf.h
@@ -555,4 +555,8 @@ inline int fprintf(std::ostream &os, CStringRef format_str, ArgList args) {
 FMT_VARIADIC(int, fprintf, std::ostream &, CStringRef)
 }  // namespace fmt
 
+#ifdef FMT_HEADER_ONLY
+# include "printf.cc"
+#endif
+
 #endif  // FMT_PRINTF_H_
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 86e72b97..b805955e 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ endif ()
 
 if (HAVE_OPEN)
   add_fmt_executable(posix-mock-test
-    posix-mock-test.cc ../fmt/format.cc ${TEST_MAIN_SRC})
+    posix-mock-test.cc ../fmt/format.cc ../fmt/printf.cc ${TEST_MAIN_SRC})
   target_include_directories(posix-mock-test PRIVATE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
   target_compile_definitions(posix-mock-test PRIVATE FMT_USE_FILE_DESCRIPTORS=1)
   target_link_libraries(posix-mock-test gmock)
diff --git a/test/add-subdirectory-test/main.cc b/test/add-subdirectory-test/main.cc
index f39f377c..4585ea1b 100644
--- a/test/add-subdirectory-test/main.cc
+++ b/test/add-subdirectory-test/main.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "fmt/format.h"
+#include "fmt/printf.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   for(int i = 0; i < argc; ++i)
diff --git a/test/find-package-test/main.cc b/test/find-package-test/main.cc
index f39f377c..4585ea1b 100644
--- a/test/find-package-test/main.cc
+++ b/test/find-package-test/main.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "fmt/format.h"
+#include "fmt/printf.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   for(int i = 0; i < argc; ++i)
diff --git a/test/format-impl-test.cc b/test/format-impl-test.cc
index e29a6fe6..9fe2a7ec 100644
--- a/test/format-impl-test.cc
+++ b/test/format-impl-test.cc
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@
 #define FMT_NOEXCEPT
 #include "test-assert.h"
 
-// Include format.cc instead of format.h to test implementation-specific stuff.
+// Include *.cc instead of *.h to test implementation-specific stuff.
 #include "fmt/format.cc"
+#include "fmt/printf.cc"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstring>