diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp
index 9975eb058..d903c8a2d 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ struct Char3DInfo
         }
 
         if (!(_currentPrimitiveSet->empty()) &&
-            (*_verts)[(*+_currentPrimitiveSet)[0]] == pos)
+            (*_verts)[(*_currentPrimitiveSet)[0]] == pos)
         {
             _currentPrimitiveSet->push_back( (*_currentPrimitiveSet)[0] );
         }