diff --git a/libcxx/src/string.cpp b/libcxx/src/string.cpp
--- a/libcxx/src/string.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/src/string.cpp
@@ -422,8 +422,19 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-template <typename S, typename V>
-S i_to_string(const V v)
+template <typename V>
+std::string i_to_string(const V v)
+{
+    std::string buf;
+    buf.resize(buf.capacity());
+    const auto res = std::to_chars(buf.data(), buf.data() + buf.size(), v);
+    _LIBCPP_ASSERT(res.ec == errc(), "bufsize must be large enough to accomodate the value");
+    buf.resize(res.ptr - buf.data());
+    return buf;
+}
+
+template <typename V>
+wstring i_to_wstring(const V v)
 {
 //  numeric_limits::digits10 returns value less on 1 than desired for unsigned numbers.
 //  For example, for 1-byte unsigned value digits10 is 2 (999 can not be represented),
@@ -432,24 +443,24 @@
     char buf[bufsize];
     const auto res = to_chars(buf, buf + bufsize, v);
     _LIBCPP_ASSERT(res.ec == errc(), "bufsize must be large enough to accomodate the value");
-    return S(buf, res.ptr);
+    return wstring(buf, res.ptr);
 }
 
 }  // unnamed namespace
 
-string  to_string (int val)                { return i_to_string< string>(val); }
-string  to_string (long val)               { return i_to_string< string>(val); }
-string  to_string (long long val)          { return i_to_string< string>(val); }
-string  to_string (unsigned val)           { return i_to_string< string>(val); }
-string  to_string (unsigned long val)      { return i_to_string< string>(val); }
-string  to_string (unsigned long long val) { return i_to_string< string>(val); }
-
-wstring to_wstring(int val)                { return i_to_string<wstring>(val); }
-wstring to_wstring(long val)               { return i_to_string<wstring>(val); }
-wstring to_wstring(long long val)          { return i_to_string<wstring>(val); }
-wstring to_wstring(unsigned val)           { return i_to_string<wstring>(val); }
-wstring to_wstring(unsigned long val)      { return i_to_string<wstring>(val); }
-wstring to_wstring(unsigned long long val) { return i_to_string<wstring>(val); }
+string  to_string (int val)                { return i_to_string(val); }
+string  to_string (long val)               { return i_to_string(val); }
+string  to_string (long long val)          { return i_to_string(val); }
+string  to_string (unsigned val)           { return i_to_string(val); }
+string  to_string (unsigned long val)      { return i_to_string(val); }
+string  to_string (unsigned long long val) { return i_to_string(val); }
+
+wstring to_wstring(int val)                { return i_to_wstring(val); }
+wstring to_wstring(long val)               { return i_to_wstring(val); }
+wstring to_wstring(long long val)          { return i_to_wstring(val); }
+wstring to_wstring(unsigned val)           { return i_to_wstring(val); }
+wstring to_wstring(unsigned long val)      { return i_to_wstring(val); }
+wstring to_wstring(unsigned long long val) { return i_to_wstring(val); }
 
 
 string  to_string (float val)       { return as_string(snprintf,       initial_string< string>()(),   "%f", val); }