diff --git a/drivers/media/common/v4l2-tpg/v4l2-tpg-core.c b/drivers/media/common/v4l2-tpg/v4l2-tpg-core.c
index f40ab5704bf0bccaeb74cc1fcddee0eb0cb80bf1..2036b94269afef7cc39e2f265dea240fb9e6c735 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/v4l2-tpg/v4l2-tpg-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/v4l2-tpg/v4l2-tpg-core.c
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ typedef struct { u16 __; u8 _; } __packed x24;
 		unsigned s;	\
 	\
 		for (s = 0; s < len; s++) {	\
-			u8 chr = font8x16[text[s] * 16 + line];	\
+			u8 chr = font8x16[(u8)text[s] * 16 + line];	\
 	\
 			if (hdiv == 2 && tpg->hflip) { \
 				pos[3] = (chr & (0x01 << 6) ? fg : bg);	\