--- rxvt-unicode/src/command.C	2006/01/06 18:33:30	1.245
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/command.C	2006/01/06 18:36:21	1.246
@@ -2892,7 +2892,7 @@
 rxvt_term::next_octet ()
 {
   return cmdbuf_ptr < cmdbuf_endp
-         ? *cmdbuf_ptr++
+         ? (unsigned char)*cmdbuf_ptr++
          : NOCHAR;
 }