diff --git a/Python/getargs.c b/Python/getargs.c
index 1730bff..ce1fef7 100644
--- a/Python/getargs.c
+++ b/Python/getargs.c
@@ -761,6 +761,19 @@
 #endif /* WITHOUT_COMPLEX */
 	
 	case 'c': {/* char */
+		char *p = va_arg(*p_va, char *);
+		if (PyString_Check(arg) && PyString_Size(arg) == 1)
+			*p = PyString_AS_STRING(arg)[0];
+		else if (PyUnicode_Check(arg) &&
+			 PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(arg) == 1 &&
+			 PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(arg)[0] < 256)
+			*p = PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(arg)[0];
+		else
+			return converterr("char < 256", arg, msgbuf, bufsize);
+		break;
+	}
+	
+	case 'C': {/* unicode char */
 		int *p = va_arg(*p_va, int *);
 		if (PyString_Check(arg) && PyString_Size(arg) == 1)
 			*p = PyString_AS_STRING(arg)[0];