diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 25d7621d0..0e89ad06c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 WeeChat - Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat
 ===========================================
 
-ChangeLog - 2006-10-01
+ChangeLog - 2006-10-08
 
 
+Version 0.2.2 (under dev!):
+   * fixed minor display bug with special chars on some arch like PPC
+
 Version 0.2.1 (2006-10-01):
    * fixed crash for DCC receiver when resuming a file (bug #17885)
    * fixed DCC error for sender when receiver cancels DCC (bug #17838)
diff --git a/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-chat.c b/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-chat.c
index 8fdaceb4b..d98395927 100644
--- a/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-chat.c
+++ b/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-chat.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ gui_chat_display_word_raw (t_gui_window *window, char *string)
         {
             saved_char = next_char[0];
             next_char[0] = '\0';
-            if ((prev_char[0] == -110) && (!prev_char[1]))
+            if (((signed char)(prev_char[0]) == -110) && (!prev_char[1]))
                 wprintw (GUI_CURSES(window)->win_chat, ".");
             else
                 wprintw (GUI_CURSES(window)->win_chat, "%s", prev_char);
diff --git a/weechat/ChangeLog b/weechat/ChangeLog
index 25d7621d0..0e89ad06c 100644
--- a/weechat/ChangeLog
+++ b/weechat/ChangeLog
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 WeeChat - Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat
 ===========================================
 
-ChangeLog - 2006-10-01
+ChangeLog - 2006-10-08
 
 
+Version 0.2.2 (under dev!):
+   * fixed minor display bug with special chars on some arch like PPC
+
 Version 0.2.1 (2006-10-01):
    * fixed crash for DCC receiver when resuming a file (bug #17885)
    * fixed DCC error for sender when receiver cancels DCC (bug #17838)
diff --git a/weechat/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-chat.c b/weechat/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-chat.c
index 8fdaceb4b..d98395927 100644
--- a/weechat/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-chat.c
+++ b/weechat/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-chat.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ gui_chat_display_word_raw (t_gui_window *window, char *string)
         {
             saved_char = next_char[0];
             next_char[0] = '\0';
-            if ((prev_char[0] == -110) && (!prev_char[1]))
+            if (((signed char)(prev_char[0]) == -110) && (!prev_char[1]))
                 wprintw (GUI_CURSES(window)->win_chat, ".");
             else
                 wprintw (GUI_CURSES(window)->win_chat, "%s", prev_char);