1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/composite.c b/src/composite.c
index 9b3de0a615c..5f04c8ae8c6 100644
--- a/src/composite.c
+++ b/src/composite.c
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ fill_gstring_header (header, start, end, font_object, string)
   else
     {
       CHECK_STRING (string);
-      if (! STRING_MULTIBYTE (current_buffer->enable_multibyte_characters))
+      if (! STRING_MULTIBYTE (string))
         error ("Attempt to shape unibyte text");
       /* FROM and TO are checked by the caller.  */
       from = XINT (start);