diff --git a/src/share/classes/sun/print/PathGraphics.java b/src/share/classes/sun/print/PathGraphics.java
index bec4319e60f2eb4f2dd5c8d508e579a62f2b9f2c..7613fc13493aa00bfff156a3d166cc06b5f342de 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/sun/print/PathGraphics.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/sun/print/PathGraphics.java
@@ -1025,7 +1025,8 @@ public abstract class PathGraphics extends ProxyGraphics2D {
                 continue;
             }
             glyph = font2D.charToGlyph(c);
-            if (glyph != missingGlyph && glyph < numGlyphs &&
+            if (glyph != missingGlyph &&
+                glyph >= 0 && glyph < numGlyphs &&
                 (glyphToCharMap[glyph] ==
                  CharToGlyphMapper.INVISIBLE_GLYPH_ID)) {
                 glyphToCharMap[glyph] = c;