diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ac690f5..48c5f93a 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ if (FMT_PEDANTIC)
   add_library(nolocale-test ../src/format.cc)
   target_include_directories(nolocale-test
                              PRIVATE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
-  target_compile_definitions(nolocale-test
-                             PRIVATE FMT_STATIC_THOUSANDS_SEPARATOR=1)
+  target_compile_definitions(nolocale-test PRIVATE FMT_USE_LOCALE=0)
   target_compile_options(nolocale-test
                          PRIVATE $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/utf-8>)
 endif ()