diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/main.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/main.c
index fb8bef991cdf..bd5fb32f812d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/main.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ static u16 get_char(struct vc_data *vc, u16 *pos, u_char *attribs)
 			c |= 0x100;
 		}
 
-		ch = inverse_translate(vc, c, 0);
+		ch = inverse_translate(vc, c, 1);
 		*attribs = (w & 0xff00) >> 8;
 	}
 	return ch;