diff --git a/lib/compiler/configurer.zig b/lib/compiler/configurer.zig
index b3490936b7..ec7195b375 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/configurer.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/configurer.zig
@@ -889,7 +889,18 @@ fn serialize(b: *std.Build, wc: *Configuration.Wip, writer: *Io.Writer) !void {
                         })));
                     },
                     .find_program => @panic("TODO"),
-                    .fmt => @panic("TODO"),
+                    .fmt => e: {
+                        const sf: *Step.Fmt = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+                        break :e @enumFromInt(try wc.addExtra(@as(Configuration.Step.Fmt, .{
+                            .flags = .{
+                                .paths = sf.paths.len != 0,
+                                .exclude_paths = sf.exclude_paths.len != 0,
+                                .check = sf.check,
+                            },
+                            .paths = .{ .slice = try s.initLazyPathList(sf.paths) },
+                            .exclude_paths = .{ .slice = try s.initLazyPathList(sf.exclude_paths) },
+                        })));
+                    },
                     .translate_c => @panic("TODO"),
                     .write_file => e: {
                         const wf: *Step.WriteFile = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
diff --git a/lib/std/Build/Step/Fmt.zig b/lib/std/Build/Step/Fmt.zig
index 68f31e36d7..294afdb9af 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/Step/Fmt.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/Step/Fmt.zig
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ pub const Options = struct {
 
 pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: Options) *Fmt {
     const graph = owner.graph;
-    const arena = graph.arena;
-    const fmt = arena.create(Fmt) catch @panic("OOM");
+    const fmt = graph.create(Fmt);
 
     fmt.* = .{
         .step = .init(.{