1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sprintf.c b/sprintf.c
index 76093faba7..de997098ba 100644
--- a/sprintf.c
+++ b/sprintf.c
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ rb_f_sprintf(argc, argv)
 
 	  case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4':
 	  case '5': case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9':
-	    CHECK_FOR_WIDTH(flags);
 	    n = 0;
 	    GETNUM(n, width);
 	    if (*p == '$') {
@@ -353,6 +352,7 @@ rb_f_sprintf(argc, argv)
 		p++;
 		goto retry;
 	    }
+	    CHECK_FOR_WIDTH(flags);
 	    width = n;
 	    flags |= FWIDTH;
 	    goto retry;