diff --git a/include/fmt/base.h b/include/fmt/base.h
index 638e01c6e945..a5772da6fc5b 100644
--- a/include/fmt/base.h
+++ b/include/fmt/base.h
@@ -1707,9 +1707,9 @@ class format_string_checker {
     context_.advance_to(begin);
     if (id >= 0 && id < NUM_ARGS) return parse_funcs_[id](context_);
 
-    // If id is out of range, it means we do not know the type and cannot parse the format at
-    // compile time. Instead, skip over content until we finish the format spec, accounting
-    // for any nested replacements.
+    // If id is out of range, it means we do not know the type and cannot parse
+    // the format at compile time. Instead, skip over content until we finish
+    // the format spec, accounting for any nested replacements.
     auto bracket_count = 0;
     while (begin != end && (bracket_count > 0 || *begin != '}')) {
       if (*begin == '{')