Index: regcomp.c
===================================================================
--- regcomp.c.orig
+++ regcomp.c
@@ -10742,7 +10742,7 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I
ret = reg2Lanode(pRExC_state, GOSUB, num, RExC_recurse_count);
if (!SIZE_ONLY) {
- if (num > (I32)RExC_rx->nparens) {
+ if (num < 0 || num > (I32)RExC_rx->nparens) {
RExC_parse++;
vFAIL("Reference to nonexistent group");
}