1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/sprintf.c b/sprintf.c
index 1cb3c99d7c..16f9c35a3e 100644
--- a/sprintf.c
+++ b/sprintf.c
@@ -767,14 +767,11 @@ rb_f_sprintf(argc, argv)
     }
 
   sprint_exit:
-#if 0
-    /* XXX - We cannot validiate the number of arguments because
-     *       the format string may contain `n$'-style argument selector.
+    /* XXX - We cannot validiate the number of arguments if (digit)$ style used.
      */
-    if (RTEST(ruby_verbose) && nextarg < argc) {
+    if (RTEST(ruby_verbose) && posarg >= 0 && nextarg < argc) {
 	rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "too many arguments for format string");
     }
-#endif
     rb_str_resize(result, blen);
 
     if (tainted) OBJ_TAINT(result);