diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/common.h b/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
index 97cc3bea8..a400bfdb0 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ template <typename T>
 using remove_reference_t = typename std::remove_reference<T>::type;
 #endif
 
-#if defined(PYBIND11_CPP20)
+#if defined(PYBIND11_CPP20) && defined(__cpp_lib_remove_cvref)
 using std::remove_cvref;
 using std::remove_cvref_t;
 #else