--- xcb/xcb.c	2010/09/27 14:27:49	1.4
+++ xcb/xcb.c	2022/01/02 20:23:21	1.5
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
                           &after, &pt.value) != Success || !pt.nitems)
     return strdup ("");
 
-  if (pt.nitems)
+  if (pt.nitems && pt.format == 8)
     {
       (force_mb ? XmbTextPropertyToTextList : Xutf8TextPropertyToTextList)
         (dpy, &pt, &list, &count);