1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mpfr.c b/mpfr.c
index 6afa8c65..40833124 100644
--- a/mpfr.c
+++ b/mpfr.c
@@ -349,6 +349,15 @@ mpg_force_number(NODE *n)
 {
 	char *cp, *cpend;
 
+	if (n->type == Node_elem_new) {
+		n->type = Node_val;
+		n->flags &= ~STRING;
+		n->stptr[0] = '0';	// STRCUR is still set
+		n->stlen = 1;
+
+		return n;
+	}
+
 	if ((n->flags & NUMCUR) != 0)
 		return n;
 	n->flags |= NUMCUR;