2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 4c64f14d6a7..e2cde630333 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-05-07  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>
+
+        * callint.c (Fcall_interactively): Set `visargs[i]' for code 'n'
+        to the string converted from number with `Fnumber_to_string'.
+        (Bug#14254)
+
 2013-05-07  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
         * xfns.c (x_get_net_workarea): Define only if !GTK || GTK<3.4.
diff --git a/src/callint.c b/src/callint.c
index d9bdc8d9ffe..0651b68dc05 100644
--- a/src/callint.c
+++ b/src/callint.c
@@ -688,6 +688,9 @@ invoke it.  If KEYS is omitted or nil, the return value of
             goto have_prefix_arg;
         case 'n':               /* Read number from minibuffer.  */
           args[i] = call1 (Qread_number, callint_message);
+          /* Passing args[i] directly stimulates compiler bug.  */
+          teml = args[i];
+          visargs[i] = Fnumber_to_string (teml);
           break;
 
         case 'P':               /* Prefix arg in raw form.  Does no I/O.  */