diff --git a/library/core/src/macros/mod.rs b/library/core/src/macros/mod.rs
index dbaec2a91d20..7568565cf59d 100644
--- a/library/core/src/macros/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/macros/mod.rs
@@ -838,6 +838,7 @@ pub(crate) mod builtin {
     }
 
     /// Same as `format_args`, but can be used in some const contexts.
+    #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
     #[unstable(feature = "const_format_args", issue = "none")]
     #[allow_internal_unstable(fmt_internals, const_fmt_arguments_new)]
     #[rustc_builtin_macro]
@@ -847,6 +848,16 @@ pub(crate) mod builtin {
         ($fmt:expr, $($args:tt)*) => {{ /* compiler built-in */ }};
     }
 
+    /// Same as `format_args`, but can be used in some const contexts.
+    #[cfg(bootstrap)]
+    #[unstable(feature = "const_format_args", issue = "none")]
+    #[macro_export]
+    macro_rules! const_format_args {
+        ($($t:tt)*) => {
+            $crate::format_args!($($t)*)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Same as `format_args`, but adds a newline in the end.
     #[unstable(
         feature = "format_args_nl",