diff --git a/src/sinks/ansicolor_sink.cpp b/src/sinks/ansicolor_sink.cpp
index b100f7ac..1b8e069e 100644
--- a/src/sinks/ansicolor_sink.cpp
+++ b/src/sinks/ansicolor_sink.cpp
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ ansicolor_stderr_sink<Mutex>::ansicolor_stderr_sink(color_mode mode)
 }  // namespace spdlog
 
 // template instantiations
-template SPDLOG_API class spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_stdout_sink<std::mutex>;
-template SPDLOG_API class spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_stdout_sink<spdlog::details::null_mutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_stdout_sink<std::mutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_stdout_sink<spdlog::details::null_mutex>;
 
-template SPDLOG_API class spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_stderr_sink<std::mutex>;
-template SPDLOG_API class spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_stderr_sink<spdlog::details::null_mutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_stderr_sink<std::mutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_stderr_sink<spdlog::details::null_mutex>;