diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenTextEntry.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenTextEntry.cpp
index 06234d711b..4ceda2cd2e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenTextEntry.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenTextEntry.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void ScreenTextEntry::Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType ty
 	{
 		bool nextChar = false;
 
-		int toAdd = VIRTUALKB.Translate(DeviceI, MenuI, m_sAnswer, &nextChar);
+		wchar_t toAdd = VIRTUALKB.Translate(DeviceI, MenuI, m_sAnswer, &nextChar);
 
 		if( toAdd != 0 && toAdd != KEY_BACK && toAdd != KEY_ESC && toAdd != KEY_ENTER )
 		{
diff --git a/stepmania/src/VirtualKeyboard.cpp b/stepmania/src/VirtualKeyboard.cpp
index 7ff688b1df..a73e494085 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/VirtualKeyboard.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/VirtualKeyboard.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void VirtualKeyboard::Reset( VirtualKeyboardMode mode )
 	currentMode = mode;
 }
 
-int VirtualKeyboard::Translate( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const MenuInput &MenuI, const wstring &cur_string, bool *nextChar )
+wchar_t VirtualKeyboard::Translate( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const MenuInput &MenuI, const wstring &cur_string, bool *nextChar )
 {
 	*nextChar = false;
 	MenuButton button = MenuI.button;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int VirtualKeyboard::Translate( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const MenuInput &Men
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			int c = cur_string[cur_string.size() - 1];
+			wchar_t c = cur_string[cur_string.size() - 1];
 
 			if(c == ' ')
 				c = 'a';
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int VirtualKeyboard::Translate( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const MenuInput &Men
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			int c = cur_string[cur_string.size() - 1];
+			wchar_t c = cur_string[cur_string.size() - 1];
 
 			if(c == ' ')
 				c = '~';
diff --git a/stepmania/src/VirtualKeyboard.h b/stepmania/src/VirtualKeyboard.h
index 409c289474..014b207b3b 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/VirtualKeyboard.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/VirtualKeyboard.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public:
 	~VirtualKeyboard();
 
 	void Reset( VirtualKeyboardMode mode );
-	int Translate( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const MenuInput &MenuI, const wstring &cur_string, bool *nextChar );
+	wchar_t Translate( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const MenuInput &MenuI, const wstring &cur_string, bool *nextChar );
 
 protected:
 	VirtualKeyboardMode currentMode;