diff --git a/include/fmt/ranges.h b/include/fmt/ranges.h
index da428247..df462b92 100644
--- a/include/fmt/ranges.h
+++ b/include/fmt/ranges.h
@@ -166,20 +166,22 @@ void for_each(Tuple &&tup, F &&f) {
 }
 
 template<typename Arg>
-inline const char* format_str_quoted(bool add_space, const Arg&, typename std::enable_if<!is_like_std_string<Arg>::value>::type* = nullptr) {
+FMT_CONSTEXPR const char* format_str_quoted(bool add_space, const Arg&, 
+    typename std::enable_if<!is_like_std_string<typename  std::decay<Arg>::type>::value>::type* = nullptr) {
   return add_space ? " {}" : "{}";
 }
 
 template<typename Arg>
-inline const char* format_str_quoted(bool add_space, const Arg&, typename std::enable_if<is_like_std_string<Arg>::value>::type* = nullptr) {
+FMT_CONSTEXPR const char* format_str_quoted(bool add_space, const Arg&, 
+    typename std::enable_if<is_like_std_string<typename  std::decay<Arg>::type>::value>::type* = nullptr) {
   return add_space ? " '{}'" : "'{}'";
 }
 
-inline const char* format_str_quoted(bool add_space, const char*) {
+FMT_CONSTEXPR const char* format_str_quoted(bool add_space, const char*) {
   return add_space ? " '{}'" : "'{}'";
 }
 
-inline const char* format_str_quoted(bool add_space, const char) {
+FMT_CONSTEXPR const char* format_str_quoted(bool add_space, const char) {
     return add_space ? " '{}'" : "'{}'";
 }