1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/editfns.c b/src/editfns.c
index 3fd3d91de33..9718c5aa153 100644
--- a/src/editfns.c
+++ b/src/editfns.c
@@ -2314,7 +2314,7 @@ Use %% to put a single % into the output.")
             /* Anything but a string, convert to a string using princ.  */
             register Lisp_Object tem;
             tem = Fprin1_to_string (args[n], Qt);
-            if (STRING_MULTIBYTE (tem))
+            if (STRING_MULTIBYTE (tem) & ! multibyte)
               {
                 multibyte = 1;
                 goto retry;