diff --git a/include/fmt/format-inl.h b/include/fmt/format-inl.h
index 0527bb58..436a4178 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format-inl.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format-inl.h
@@ -201,8 +201,10 @@ template <typename Char> FMT_FUNC Char decimal_point_impl(locale_ref) {
 #endif
 }  // namespace detail
 
+#if !FMT_MSC_VER
 FMT_API FMT_FUNC format_error::~format_error() FMT_NOEXCEPT = default;
 FMT_API FMT_FUNC system_error::~system_error() FMT_NOEXCEPT = default;
+#endif
 
 FMT_FUNC void system_error::init(int err_code, string_view format_str,
                                  format_args args) {
diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index c4329ec9..158571a4 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@
 #  define FMT_GCC_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN
 #endif
 
+#if FMT_MSC_VER
+#  define FMT_MSC_DEFAULT = default
+#else
+#  define FMT_MSC_DEFAULT
+#endif
+
 #if __cplusplus == 201103L || __cplusplus == 201402L
 #  if defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) || defined(__PGI)
 #    define FMT_FALLTHROUGH
@@ -865,7 +871,7 @@ class FMT_API format_error : public std::runtime_error {
   format_error& operator=(const format_error&) = default;
   format_error(format_error&&) = default;
   format_error& operator=(format_error&&) = default;
-  ~format_error() FMT_NOEXCEPT FMT_OVERRIDE;
+  ~format_error() FMT_NOEXCEPT FMT_OVERRIDE FMT_MSC_DEFAULT;
 };
 
 FMT_MODULE_EXPORT_END
@@ -3302,7 +3308,7 @@ class FMT_API system_error : public std::runtime_error {
   system_error& operator=(const system_error&) = default;
   system_error(system_error&&) = default;
   system_error& operator=(system_error&&) = default;
-  ~system_error() FMT_NOEXCEPT FMT_OVERRIDE;
+  ~system_error() FMT_NOEXCEPT FMT_OVERRIDE FMT_MSC_DEFAULT;
 
   int error_code() const { return error_code_; }
 };