diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index b0cd71d66..f9939c35a 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-11-24  Artem B. Bityuckiy  <mail_lists@mail.ru>
+
+	* libc/stdio/vfprintf.c (_VFPRINTF_R): Fix check for 'C' format
+	specifier to use ch instead of *fmt.
+
 2003-11-21  Artem B. Bityuckiy  <mail_lists@mail.ru>
 
 	* libc/stdio/vfprintf.c (_VFPRINTF_R, get_arg): Move mb-specific
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/vfprintf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/vfprintf.c
index 62989fdb2..743d307a8 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/vfprintf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/vfprintf.c
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ reswitch:	switch (ch) {
 		case 'c':
 		case 'C':
 			cp = buf;
-			if (*fmt == 'C' || (flags & LONGINT)) {
+			if (ch == 'C' || (flags & LONGINT)) {
 				mbstate_t ps;
 
 				memset((void *)&ps, '\0', sizeof(mbstate_t));