diff --git a/src/builtin_string.cpp b/src/builtin_string.cpp
index 39b9c8ec0..db8de1f11 100644
--- a/src/builtin_string.cpp
+++ b/src/builtin_string.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static int handle_flag_f(wchar_t **argv, parser_t &parser, io_streams_t &streams
             wcstring_list_t range = split_string(s, L'-');
             if (range.size() == 2) {
                 int begin = fish_wcstoi(range.at(0).c_str());
-                if (begin <= 0 || begin == INT_MIN || errno == ERANGE) {
+                if (begin <= 0 || errno == ERANGE) {
                     string_error(streams, _(L"%ls: Invalid range value for field '%ls'\n"), argv[0],
                                  w.woptarg);
                     return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static int handle_flag_f(wchar_t **argv, parser_t &parser, io_streams_t &streams
                     return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
                 }
                 int end = fish_wcstoi(range.at(1).c_str());
-                if (end <= 0 || end == INT_MIN || errno == ERANGE) {
+                if (end <= 0 || errno == ERANGE) {
                     string_error(streams, _(L"%ls: Invalid range value for field '%ls'\n"), argv[0],
                                  w.woptarg);
                     return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static int handle_flag_f(wchar_t **argv, parser_t &parser, io_streams_t &streams
                 }
             } else {
                 int field = fish_wcstoi(s.c_str());
-                if (field <= 0 || field == INT_MIN || errno == ERANGE) {
+                if (field <= 0 || errno == ERANGE) {
                     string_error(streams, _(L"%ls: Invalid fields value '%ls'\n"), argv[0],
                                  w.woptarg);
                     return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;