diff --git a/Python/clinic/bltinmodule.c.h b/Python/clinic/bltinmodule.c.h
index 37ce794b2984..d02e56753688 100644
--- a/Python/clinic/bltinmodule.c.h
+++ b/Python/clinic/bltinmodule.c.h
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ builtin_chr(PyObject *module, PyObject *arg)
     int i;
 
     if (!PyArg_Parse(arg, "i:chr", &i)) {
+        if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_OverflowError))
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
+                            "chr() arg not in range(0x110000)");
+
         goto exit;
     }
     return_value = builtin_chr_impl(module, i);