diff --git a/include/fmt/chrono.h b/include/fmt/chrono.h
index d68d8c9a..7e28e199 100644
--- a/include/fmt/chrono.h
+++ b/include/fmt/chrono.h
@@ -769,7 +769,14 @@ template <typename Char, typename Rep, typename OutputIt,
           FMT_ENABLE_IF(std::is_integral<Rep>::value)>
 OutputIt format_duration_value(OutputIt out, Rep val, int) {
   static FMT_CONSTEXPR_DECL const Char format[] = {'{', '}', 0};
-  return format_to(out, compile_string_to_view(format), val);
+
+// Workaround a compiler error in MSVC <= 16.8.2
+#if FMT_MSC_VER && FMT_MSC_VER <= 1928
+  return vformat_to(out, to_string_view(format),
+                    make_format_args<buffer_context<Char>>(val));
+#else
+  return format_to(out, FMT_STRING(format), val);
+#endif
 }
 
 template <typename Char, typename Rep, typename OutputIt,
@@ -777,10 +784,22 @@ template <typename Char, typename Rep, typename OutputIt,
 OutputIt format_duration_value(OutputIt out, Rep val, int precision) {
   static FMT_CONSTEXPR_DECL const Char pr_f[] = {'{', ':', '.', '{',
                                                  '}', 'f', '}', 0};
-  if (precision >= 0)
-    return format_to(out, compile_string_to_view(pr_f), val, precision);
+  if (precision >= 0) {
+#if FMT_MSC_VER && FMT_MSC_VER <= 1928
+    return vformat_to(out, to_string_view(pr_f),
+                      make_format_args<buffer_context<Char>>(val, precision));
+#else
+    return format_to(out, FMT_STRING(pr_f), val, precision);
+#endif
+  }
   static FMT_CONSTEXPR_DECL const Char fp_f[] = {'{', ':', 'g', '}', 0};
-  return format_to(out, compile_string_to_view(fp_f), val);
+
+#if FMT_MSC_VER && FMT_MSC_VER <= 1928
+  return vformat_to(out, to_string_view(fp_f),
+                    make_format_args<buffer_context<Char>>(val));
+#else
+  return format_to(out, FMT_STRING(fp_f), val);
+#endif
 }
 
 template <typename Char, typename OutputIt>
@@ -801,12 +820,23 @@ OutputIt format_duration_unit(OutputIt out) {
   if (const char* unit = get_units<Period>())
     return copy_unit(string_view(unit), out, Char());
   static FMT_CONSTEXPR_DECL const Char num_f[] = {'[', '{', '}', ']', 's', 0};
-  if (const_check(Period::den == 1))
-    return format_to(out, compile_string_to_view(num_f), Period::num);
+  if (const_check(Period::den == 1)) {
+#if FMT_MSC_VER && FMT_MSC_VER <= 1928
+    return vformat_to(out, to_string_view(num_f),
+                      make_format_args<buffer_context<Char>>(Period::num));
+#else
+    return format_to(out, FMT_STRING(num_f), Period::num);
+#endif
+  }
   static FMT_CONSTEXPR_DECL const Char num_def_f[] = {'[', '{', '}', '/', '{',
                                                       '}', ']', 's', 0};
-  return format_to(out, compile_string_to_view(num_def_f), Period::num,
-                   Period::den);
+#if FMT_MSC_VER && FMT_MSC_VER <= 1928
+  return vformat_to(
+      out, to_string_view(num_def_f),
+      make_format_args<buffer_context<Char>>(Period::num, Period::den));
+#else
+  return format_to(out, FMT_STRING(num_def_f), Period::num, Period::den);
+#endif
 }
 
 template <typename FormatContext, typename OutputIt, typename Rep,