diff --git a/Quake/in_sdl.c b/Quake/in_sdl.c
index 8b536311..62b088b6 100644
--- a/Quake/in_sdl.c
+++ b/Quake/in_sdl.c
@@ -606,10 +606,10 @@ void IN_SendKeyEvents (void)
 		// (shift for uppercase, etc.) for us.
 			if (!Key_ConsoleBindable(lastKeyDown))
 			{
-				unsigned char *ch;
-				for (ch = (unsigned char *)event.text.text; ch[0] != 0; ch++)
-					if ((ch[0] & 0x80) == 0)
-						Char_Event (ch[0]);
+				int i;
+				for (i = 0; event.text.text[i]; i++)
+					if ((event.text.text[i] & 0x80) == 0)
+						Char_Event (event.text.text[i]);
 			}
 			break;
 #endif