diff --git a/lib/system/chcks.nim b/lib/system/chcks.nim
index e0a8bd78ed..255d97cb26 100644
--- a/lib/system/chcks.nim
+++ b/lib/system/chcks.nim
@@ -29,10 +29,16 @@ proc raiseFieldError(f: string) {.compilerproc, noinline.} =
   sysFatal(FieldDefect, f)
 
 proc raiseRangeErrorI(i, a, b: BiggestInt) {.compilerproc, noinline.} =
-  sysFatal(RangeDefect, "value out of range: " & $i & " notin " & $a & " .. " & $b)
+  when defined(standalone):
+    sysFatal(RangeDefect, "value out of range")
+  else:
+    sysFatal(RangeDefect, "value out of range: " & $i & " notin " & $a & " .. " & $b)
 
 proc raiseRangeErrorF(i, a, b: float) {.compilerproc, noinline.} =
-  sysFatal(RangeDefect, "value out of range: " & $i & " notin " & $a & " .. " & $b)
+  when defined(standalone):
+    sysFatal(RangeDefect, "value out of range")
+  else:
+    sysFatal(RangeDefect, "value out of range: " & $i & " notin " & $a & " .. " & $b)
 
 proc raiseRangeErrorU(i, a, b: uint64) {.compilerproc, noinline.} =
   # todo: better error reporting
diff --git a/tests/gc/tstandalone.nim b/tests/gc/tstandalone.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8110934cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gc/tstandalone.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+discard """
+  matrix: "--os:standalone --gc:none"
+  errormsg: "value out of range"
+"""
+
+type
+  rangeType = range[0..1]
+
+var
+  r: rangeType = 0
+  i = 2
+
+r = rangeType(i)