diff --git a/src/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp b/src/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
index c61daa0ac6..29e7d1ec8b 100644
--- a/src/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static FxExpression *StringConstToChar(FxExpression *basex)
 		int c = utf8_decode(str.GetChars(), &size);
 		if (c >= 0 && size_t(size) == str.Len())
 		{
-			return new FxConstant(str[0], basex->ScriptPosition);
+			return new FxConstant(c, basex->ScriptPosition);
 		}
 	}
 	return nullptr;