diff --git a/src/modules/clock.cpp b/src/modules/clock.cpp
index 7e7d7420..96fb34ac 100644
--- a/src/modules/clock.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/clock.cpp
@@ -233,8 +233,9 @@ struct fmt::formatter<waybar_time> : fmt::formatter<std::tm> {
   template <typename FormatContext>
   auto format(const waybar_time& t, FormatContext& ctx) {
 #if FMT_VERSION >= 80000
-	auto& tm_format = specs;
+//auto& tm_format = specs;
 #endif
-    return format_to(ctx.out(), "{}", date::format(t.locale, fmt::to_string(tm_format), t.ztime));
+//    return format_to(ctx.out(), "{}", date::format(t.locale, fmt::to_string(tm_format), t.ztime));
+	  return fmt::formatter<std::tm>::format((const std::tm&) t, ctx);
   }
 };