diff --git a/3rdparty/fonts/fnt.cxx b/3rdparty/fonts/fnt.cxx
index e55ca7d..9d6ead9 100644
--- a/3rdparty/fonts/fnt.cxx
+++ b/3rdparty/fonts/fnt.cxx
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void fntTexFont::puts ( sgVec3 curpos, float pointsize, float italic, const char
   while ( *s != '\0' )
   {
 
-    unsigned int cc = (unsigned char) *s ;
+    unsigned int cc = (unsigned char) *(s++) ;
 
     if (*s == '\n')
     {
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ void fntTexFont::puts ( sgVec3 curpos, float pointsize, float italic, const char
       //low_putch ( curpos, pointsize, italic, *s ) ;
       low_putch ( curpos, pointsize, italic, cc ) ;
 
-    s++ ;
   }
 }