diff --git a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_CharacterFunctions.h b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_CharacterFunctions.h
index 1f4b42b1da..024640a798 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_CharacterFunctions.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_CharacterFunctions.h
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public:
 
             while (text.isDigit())
             {
-                if (currentCharacter == std::end (buffer) - 1)
+                if (currentCharacter == &buffer[bufferSize - 1])
                     return std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
 
                 int digit = (int) text.getAndAdvance() - '0';