diff --git a/extern/CMakeLists.txt b/extern/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f6ae41..b497fbb 100644
--- a/extern/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extern/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,10 @@ add_subdirectory(zlib)
 add_subdirectory(yaml)
 if(NOT TARGET fmt)
   add_subdirectory(fmt)
+  target_compile_definitions(fmt PUBLIC
+          FMT_STRING_ALIAS=1
+          FMT_ARM_ABI_COMPATIBILITY=1
+          FMT_EXCEPTIONS=0)
+  target_compile_definitions(fmt INTERFACE
+          FMT_ENFORCE_COMPILE_STRING=1)
 endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/athena/Global.hpp b/include/athena/Global.hpp
index 57eceaa..437d59b 100644
--- a/include/athena/Global.hpp
+++ b/include/athena/Global.hpp
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #include <ostream>
 #include "athena/Types.hpp"
 
-#define FMT_STRING_ALIAS 1
-#define FMT_ENFORCE_COMPILE_STRING 1
 #include <fmt/format.h>
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
diff --git a/src/athena/Global.cpp b/src/athena/Global.cpp
index 60937c9..8a9c565 100644
--- a/src/athena/Global.cpp
+++ b/src/athena/Global.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 #include "athena/Global.hpp"
 #include "athena/Utility.hpp"
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <cstdlib>
 #include <iostream>
 
-#define FMT_STRING_ALIAS 1
-#define FMT_ENFORCE_COMPILE_STRING 1
-#include <fmt/format.h>
-
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const athena::SeekOrigin& origin) {
   switch (origin) {
   case athena::SeekOrigin::Begin: