diff --git a/include/fmt/ranges.h b/include/fmt/ranges.h
index 38a78be603a3..7768c23454b8 100644
--- a/include/fmt/ranges.h
+++ b/include/fmt/ranges.h
@@ -454,24 +454,36 @@ struct range_formatter<
     return underlying_.parse(ctx);
   }
 
+  template <typename Output, typename Iter, typename IterEnd, typename U = T,
+            enable_if_t<std::is_same<U, Char>::value, bool> = true>
+  auto write_debug_string(Output& out, Iter& it, IterEnd& end) const {
+    auto buf = basic_memory_buffer<Char>();
+    for (; it != end; ++it) {
+      auto&& item = *it;
+      buf.push_back(item);
+    }
+    format_specs spec_str{};
+    spec_str.type = presentation_type::debug;
+    detail::write<Char>(out, basic_string_view<Char>(buf.data(), buf.size()),
+                        spec_str);
+  }
+  template <typename Output, typename Iter, typename IterEnd, typename U = T,
+            enable_if_t<!(std::is_same<U, Char>::value), bool> = true>
+  auto write_debug_string(Output& out, Iter& it, IterEnd& end) const {
+    detail::ignore_unused(out);
+    detail::ignore_unused(it);
+    detail::ignore_unused(end);
+  }
+
   template <typename R, typename FormatContext>
   auto format(R&& range, FormatContext& ctx) const -> decltype(ctx.out()) {
     detail::range_mapper<buffered_context<Char>> mapper;
     auto out = ctx.out();
     auto it = detail::range_begin(range);
     auto end = detail::range_end(range);
-    if constexpr (std::is_same<T, Char>::value) {
-      if (is_string_format && is_debug) {
-        auto buf = basic_memory_buffer<Char>();
-        for (; it != end; ++it) {
-          auto&& item = *it;
-          buf.push_back(item);
-        }
-        format_specs spec_str{};
-        spec_str.type = presentation_type::debug;
-        return detail::write<Char>(
-            out, basic_string_view<Char>(buf.data(), buf.size()), spec_str);
-      }
+    if (is_string_format && is_debug) {
+      write_debug_string(out, it, end);
+      return out;
     }
 
     out = detail::copy<Char>(opening_bracket_, out);