2 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/text/template/exec.go b/src/text/template/exec.go
index f6eed662b..b00e10c7e 100644
--- a/src/text/template/exec.go
+++ b/src/text/template/exec.go
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ func (s *state) evalCall(dot, fun reflect.Value, node parse.Node, name string, a
 	argv := make([]reflect.Value, numIn)
 	// Args must be evaluated. Fixed args first.
 	i := 0
-	for ; i < numFixed; i++ {
+	for ; i < numFixed && i < len(args); i++ {
 		argv[i] = s.evalArg(dot, typ.In(i), args[i])
 	}
 	// Now the ... args.
diff --git a/src/text/template/exec_test.go b/src/text/template/exec_test.go
index e2cf2d370..69c213ed2 100644
--- a/src/text/template/exec_test.go
+++ b/src/text/template/exec_test.go
@@ -893,6 +893,18 @@ func TestMessageForExecuteEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFinalForPrintf(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpl, err := New("").Parse(`{{"x" | printf}}`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	err = tmpl.Execute(&b, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
 type cmpTest struct {
 	expr  string
 	truth string