diff --git a/dumux/io/format.hh b/dumux/io/format.hh
index bccf607c1db8c8365c851111f4bcf153279ccd5d..dcdd10d04d7415a4495243967f75b4c39287517d 100644
--- a/dumux/io/format.hh
+++ b/dumux/io/format.hh
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ using Dumux::Detail::fmt::format;
 using Dumux::Detail::fmt::format_to;
 using Dumux::Detail::fmt::format_to_n;
 using Dumux::Detail::fmt::formatted_size;
+using Dumux::Detail::fmt::vformat;
+using Dumux::Detail::fmt::vformat_to;
+using Dumux::Detail::fmt::make_format_args;
 
 } // end namespace Dumux::Fmt