diff --git a/src/Ctype/Ctype.php b/src/Ctype/Ctype.php
index ba75a2c95..448d639ff 100644
--- a/src/Ctype/Ctype.php
+++ b/src/Ctype/Ctype.php
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ public static function ctype_xdigit($text)
      */
     private static function convert_int_to_char_for_ctype($int, $function)
     {
+        if (\PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80100 && !\is_string($int)) {
+            @trigger_error($function.'(): Argument of type '.get_debug_type($int).' will be interpreted as string in the future', \E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+        }
+        
         if (!\is_int($int)) {
             return $int;
         }
@@ -219,10 +223,6 @@ private static function convert_int_to_char_for_ctype($int, $function)
             return (string) $int;
         }
 
-        if (\PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80100) {
-            @trigger_error($function.'(): Argument of type int will be interpreted as string in the future', \E_USER_DEPRECATED);
-        }
-
         if ($int < 0) {
             $int += 256;
         }