diff --git a/libs/console/piscreentiles.cpp b/libs/console/piscreentiles.cpp
index 0e579636..de0cfea4 100644
--- a/libs/console/piscreentiles.cpp
+++ b/libs/console/piscreentiles.cpp
@@ -689,13 +689,7 @@ bool TileInput::keyEvent(PIKbdListener::KeyEvent key) {
 	case PIKbdListener::F12:
 		break;
 	default:
-		PIChar tc
-#ifdef WINDOWS
-				= PIChar((ushort)key.key);
-#else
-				= PIChar::fromUTF8((char *)&(key.key));
-#endif
-		text.insert(cur, tc);
+		text.insert(cur, PIChar((ushort)key.key));
 		cur++;
 		oo++;
 		if (cur - offset >= lwid - osp) offset += oo;