diff --git a/core/src/main/grammar/crontab.g b/core/src/main/grammar/crontab.g
index f52aaf571c..4ace2d3adf 100644
--- a/core/src/main/grammar/crontab.g
+++ b/core/src/main/grammar/crontab.g
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ throws ANTLRException
   }
   | ("H" "(")=> "H" "(" s=token "-" e=token ")" ( "/" d=token )?
   {
-    bits = doHash(s,e,d);
+    bits = doHash(s,e,d,field);
   }
   | "H" ( "/" d=token )?
   {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/scheduler/BaseParser.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/scheduler/BaseParser.java
index 1e32f0d042..476bc41e5e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/scheduler/BaseParser.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/scheduler/BaseParser.java
@@ -96,10 +96,12 @@ abstract class BaseParser extends LLkParser {
         int u = UPPER_BOUNDS[field];
         if (field==2) u = 28;   // day of month can vary depending on month, so to make life simpler, just use [1,28] that's always safe
         if (field==4) u = 6;   // Both 0 and 7 of day of week are Sunday. For better distribution, limit upper bound to 6
-        return doHash(LOWER_BOUNDS[field], u, step);
+        return doHash(LOWER_BOUNDS[field], u, step, field);
     }
 
-    protected long doHash(int s, int e, int step) throws ANTLRException {
+    protected long doHash(int s, int e, int step, int field) throws ANTLRException {
+        rangeCheck(s, field);
+        rangeCheck(e, field);
         if (step > e - s + 1) {
             error(Messages.BaseParser_OutOfRange(step, 1, e - s + 1));
             throw new AssertionError();