1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/character.c b/src/character.c
index 5d419a2e836..d71cb3f145c 100644
--- a/src/character.c
+++ b/src/character.c
@@ -931,10 +931,10 @@ character is not ASCII nor 8-bit character, an error is signaled.  */)
         }
       else
         {
-          CHECK_FIXNUM_COERCE_MARKER (position);
-          if (XFIXNUM (position) < BEGV || XFIXNUM (position) >= ZV)
+          EMACS_INT fixed_pos = fix_position (position);
+          if (! (BEGV <= fixed_pos && fixed_pos < ZV))
             args_out_of_range_3 (position, make_fixnum (BEGV), make_fixnum (ZV));
-          pos = XFIXNAT (position);
+          pos = fixed_pos;
           p = CHAR_POS_ADDR (pos);
         }
       if (NILP (BVAR (current_buffer, enable_multibyte_characters)))