diff --git a/test/format-test.cc b/test/format-test.cc
index 435b137b1bf1..594523e38702 100644
--- a/test/format-test.cc
+++ b/test/format-test.cc
@@ -1807,18 +1807,25 @@ fmt::string_view to_string_view(string_like) { return "foo"; }
 
 constexpr char with_null[3] = {'{', '}', '\0'};
 constexpr char no_null[2] = {'{', '}'};
+static FMT_CONSTEXPR_DECL const char static_with_null[3] = {'{', '}', '\0'};
+static FMT_CONSTEXPR_DECL const wchar_t static_with_null_wide[3] = {'{', '}', '\0'};
+static FMT_CONSTEXPR_DECL const char static_no_null[2] = {'{', '}'};
+static FMT_CONSTEXPR_DECL const wchar_t static_no_null_wide[2] = {'{', '}'};
 
 TEST(FormatTest, CompileTimeString) {
-  static FMT_CONSTEXPR_DECL const char static_with_null[3] = {'{', '}', '\0'};
-  static FMT_CONSTEXPR_DECL const wchar_t static_with_null_wide[3] = {'{', '}', '\0'};
-
   EXPECT_EQ("42", fmt::format(FMT_STRING("{}"), 42));
   EXPECT_EQ(L"42", fmt::format(FMT_STRING(L"{}"), 42));
   EXPECT_EQ("foo", fmt::format(FMT_STRING("{}"), string_like()));
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1927
+  (void)static_with_null;
+  (void)static_with_null_wide;
+  (void)static_no_null;
+  (void)static_no_null_wide;
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
   EXPECT_EQ("42", fmt::format(FMT_STRING(static_with_null), 42));
   EXPECT_EQ(L"42", fmt::format(FMT_STRING(static_with_null_wide), 42));
+  EXPECT_EQ("42", fmt::format(FMT_STRING(static_no_null), 42));
+  EXPECT_EQ(L"42", fmt::format(FMT_STRING(static_no_null_wide), 42));
 #endif
 
   (void)with_null;