diff --git a/include/fmt/ostream.h b/include/fmt/ostream.h
index 18ae820c..2d6ad7f8 100644
--- a/include/fmt/ostream.h
+++ b/include/fmt/ostream.h
@@ -128,12 +128,22 @@ void vprint(std::basic_ostream<Char>& os, basic_string_view<Char> format_str,
     fmt::print(cerr, "Don't {}!", "panic");
   \endrst
  */
-template <typename S, typename... Args,
-          typename Char = enable_if_t<internal::is_string<S>::value, char_t<S>>>
+template <typename S, typename... Args, typename Char = char_t<S>,
+          FMT_ENABLE_IF(internal::is_string<S>::value)>
 void print(std::basic_ostream<Char>& os, const S& format_str, Args&&... args) {
   vprint(os, to_string_view(format_str),
          {internal::make_args_checked<Args...>(format_str, args...)});
 }
+
+// fallback print overload for types that define char_t but are not strings
+// such as compiled format
+template <typename S, typename... Args, typename Char = char_t<S>,
+          FMT_ENABLE_IF(!internal::is_string<S>::value)>
+void print(std::basic_ostream<Char>& os, const S& format, Args&&... args) {
+  basic_memory_buffer<Char> buffer;
+  format_to(std::back_inserter(buffer), format, args...);
+  internal::write(os, buffer);
+}
 FMT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #endif  // FMT_OSTREAM_H_