diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 4c64f14d6a7..e2cde630333 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-05-07  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>
+
+	* callint.c (Fcall_interactively): Set `visargs[i]' for code 'n'
+	to the string converted from number with `Fnumber_to_string'.
+	(Bug#14254)
+
 2013-05-07  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
 	* xfns.c (x_get_net_workarea): Define only if !GTK || GTK<3.4.
diff --git a/src/callint.c b/src/callint.c
index d9bdc8d9ffe..0651b68dc05 100644
--- a/src/callint.c
+++ b/src/callint.c
@@ -688,6 +688,9 @@ invoke it.  If KEYS is omitted or nil, the return value of
 	    goto have_prefix_arg;
 	case 'n':		/* Read number from minibuffer.  */
 	  args[i] = call1 (Qread_number, callint_message);
+	  /* Passing args[i] directly stimulates compiler bug.  */
+	  teml = args[i];
+	  visargs[i] = Fnumber_to_string (teml);
 	  break;
 
 	case 'P':		/* Prefix arg in raw form.  Does no I/O.  */