1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index acdfe40434..f567f75bfe 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ rb_str_cmp_m(str1, str2)
     else {
 	result = rb_str_cmp(str1, str2);
     }
-    return LONG2FIX(result);
+    return LONG2NUM(result);
 }
 
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