diff --git a/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc b/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc
index 0c643ad..ac8cb02 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc
+++ b/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@ void Display::put_cell( bool initialized, FrameState &frame, const Framebuffer &
 
   /* cells that begin with combining character get combiner attached to no-break space */
   if ( cell->fallback ) {
-    snprintf( tmp, 64, "%lc", L'\xA0' );
-    frame.append( tmp );
+    frame.append( "\xC2\xA0" );
   }
 
   for ( std::vector<wchar_t>::const_iterator i = cell->contents.begin();