--- numbers.c.~1.215.~	1970-01-01 10:00:01.000000000 +1000
+++ numbers.c	2003-11-21 16:54:00.000000000 +1000
@@ -3154,8 +3154,6 @@
       else if (SCM_BIGP (y))
 	{
 	  int cmp;
-	  if (xisnan (SCM_REAL_VALUE (x)))
-	    return SCM_BOOL_F;
 	  cmp = xmpz_cmp_d (SCM_I_BIG_MPZ (y), scm_i_fraction2double (x));
 	  scm_remember_upto_here_1 (y);
 	  return SCM_BOOL (cmp > 0);