diff --git a/3rdparty/fonts/fnt.cxx b/3rdparty/fonts/fnt.cxx
index 098d38e..7729fb5 100644
--- a/3rdparty/fonts/fnt.cxx
+++ b/3rdparty/fonts/fnt.cxx
@@ -288,9 +288,13 @@ void fntTexFont::puts ( sgVec3 curpos, float pointsize, float italic, const char
     }
     else
 
-      SG_LOG(SG_GUI,SG_ALERT, "low_putch " << *s);
+      unsigned int cc = (unsigned char) *s ;
 
-      low_putch ( curpos, pointsize, italic, *s ) ;
+
+      SG_LOG(SG_GUI,SG_ALERT, "low_putch " << cc);
+
+      //low_putch ( curpos, pointsize, italic, *s ) ;
+      low_putch ( curpos, pointsize, italic, cc ) ;
 
     s++ ;
   }