diff --git a/test/fd/fmt.cpp b/test/fd/fmt.cpp
index bdac7a4..cf4a319 100644
--- a/test/fd/fmt.cpp
+++ b/test/fd/fmt.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         buf.flush();
 
         EXPECT_EQ(6, fd.lseek(0, Whence::Cur));
-        buf.append(FMT_COMPILE("{}"), std::string(2050, 'a'));
+        buf.append("{}", std::string(2050, 'a'));
         EXPECT_EQ(6, fd.lseek(0, Whence::Cur));
         buf.append("{}", std::string(2050, 'a'));
         EXPECT_EQ(4106, fd.lseek(0, Whence::Cur));