diff --git a/include/fmt/base.h b/include/fmt/base.h
index e7fdef43..9bd09fce 100644
--- a/include/fmt/base.h
+++ b/include/fmt/base.h
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@
 #else
 #  define FMT_MSC_VERSION 0
 #endif
-#ifdef _MSVC_LANG
-#  define FMT_CPLUSPLUS _MSVC_LANG
-#else
-#  define FMT_CPLUSPLUS __cplusplus
-#endif
 
 // Detect standard library versions.
 #ifdef _GLIBCXX_RELEASE
@@ -64,6 +59,12 @@
 #  define FMT_LIBCPP_VERSION 0
 #endif
 
+#ifdef _MSVC_LANG
+#  define FMT_CPLUSPLUS _MSVC_LANG
+#else
+#  define FMT_CPLUSPLUS __cplusplus
+#endif
+
 // Detect __has_*.
 #ifdef __has_feature
 #  define FMT_HAS_FEATURE(x) __has_feature(x)