diff --git a/format.h b/format.h
index 52e8d5b3..db7c0cf4 100644
--- a/format.h
+++ b/format.h
@@ -1355,6 +1355,7 @@ inline uint64_t make_type(FMT_GEN15(FMT_ARG_TYPE_DEFAULT)) {
 
 // Emulates a variadic function returning void on a pre-C++11 compiler.
 # define FMT_VARIADIC_VOID(func, arg_type) \
+  inline void func(arg_type arg) { func(arg, fmt::ArgList()); } \
   FMT_WRAP1(func, arg_type, 1) FMT_WRAP1(func, arg_type, 2) \
   FMT_WRAP1(func, arg_type, 3) FMT_WRAP1(func, arg_type, 4) \
   FMT_WRAP1(func, arg_type, 5) FMT_WRAP1(func, arg_type, 6) \
diff --git a/test/format-test.cc b/test/format-test.cc
index 37c519ad..151411fc 100644
--- a/test/format-test.cc
+++ b/test/format-test.cc
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ TEST(WriterTest, Data) {
   EXPECT_EQ("42", std::string(w.data(), w.size()));
 }
 
+TEST(WriterTest, WriteWithoutArgs) {
+  MemoryWriter w;
+  w.write("test");
+  EXPECT_EQ("test", std::string(w.data(), w.size()));
+}
+
 TEST(WriterTest, WriteInt) {
   CHECK_WRITE(42);
   CHECK_WRITE(-42);