diff --git a/3rdparty/fonts/fnt.cxx b/3rdparty/fonts/fnt.cxx
index 7729fb5..9aca71e 100644
--- a/3rdparty/fonts/fnt.cxx
+++ b/3rdparty/fonts/fnt.cxx
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ void fntTexFont::puts ( sgVec3 curpos, float pointsize, float italic, const char
 
   while ( *s != '\0' )
   {
+
+    unsigned int cc = (unsigned char) *s ;
+
     if (*s == '\n')
     {
       curpos[0]  = origx ;
@@ -288,10 +291,8 @@ void fntTexFont::puts ( sgVec3 curpos, float pointsize, float italic, const char
     }
     else
 
-      unsigned int cc = (unsigned char) *s ;
 
-
-      SG_LOG(SG_GUI,SG_ALERT, "low_putch " << cc);
+      SG_LOG(SG_GUI,SG_ALERT, "lputs->ow_putch " << cc);
 
       //low_putch ( curpos, pointsize, italic, *s ) ;
       low_putch ( curpos, pointsize, italic, cc ) ;