diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3389c04b..3830dfe2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ endif()
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Compiler config
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
+if(SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+elseif(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 endif()
@@ -256,11 +259,6 @@ if(SPDLOG_NO_EXCEPTIONS AND NOT MSVC)
     target_compile_options(spdlog PRIVATE -fno-exceptions)
 endif()
 
-if(SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-endif()
-
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Build binaries
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------