diff --git a/include/fmt/std.h b/include/fmt/std.h
index b6301805..3e38eef7 100644
--- a/include/fmt/std.h
+++ b/include/fmt/std.h
@@ -149,11 +149,9 @@ template <typename Char> struct formatter<std::filesystem::path, Char> {
   template <typename FormatContext>
   auto format(const std::filesystem::path& p, FormatContext& ctx) const {
     auto specs = specs_;
-#  ifdef _WIN32
-    auto path_string = !path_type_ ? p.native() : p.generic_wstring();
-#  else
-    auto path_string = !path_type_ ? p.native() : p.generic_string();
-#  endif
+    auto path_string =
+        !path_type_ ? p.native()
+                    : p.generic_string<std::filesystem::path::value_type>();
 
     detail::handle_dynamic_spec<detail::width_checker>(specs.width, width_ref_,
                                                        ctx);