diff --git a/include/fmt/core.h b/include/fmt/core.h
index 4014b8de..3431f94c 100644
--- a/include/fmt/core.h
+++ b/include/fmt/core.h
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef FMT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+#  define FMT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE \
+    namespace fmt {           \
+    FMT_INLINE_NAMESPACE v5 {
 #  if FMT_HAS_FEATURE(cxx_inline_namespaces) || FMT_GCC_VERSION >= 404 || \
       FMT_MSC_VER >= 1900
 #    define FMT_INLINE_NAMESPACE inline namespace
@@ -157,9 +160,6 @@
       using namespace v5;     \
       }
 #  endif
-#  define FMT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE \
-    namespace fmt {           \
-    FMT_INLINE_NAMESPACE v5 {
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(FMT_HEADER_ONLY) && defined(_WIN32)