diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index 8aae001a..68ae3667 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -1693,9 +1693,15 @@ auto write_escaped_string(OutputIt out, basic_string_view<char> str) -> OutputIt
 
 template <typename Char, typename OutputIt>
 auto write_escaped_char(OutputIt out, Char v) -> OutputIt {
+  *out++ = v;
+  return out;
+}
+
+template <typename OutputIt>
+auto write_escaped_char(OutputIt out, char v) -> OutputIt {
   *out++ = '\'';
-  if (needs_escape(v) && v != '"' || v == '\'') {
-    out = write_escaped_cp(out, find_escape_result<Char>{
+  if ((needs_escape(v) && v != '"') || v == '\'') {
+    out = write_escaped_cp(out, find_escape_result<char>{
       &v, &v+1, static_cast<uint32_t>(v)
     });
   } else {