diff --git a/code/ColladaLoader.cpp b/code/ColladaLoader.cpp
index 28c6479c2..b94876b62 100644
--- a/code/ColladaLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/ColladaLoader.cpp
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ void ColladaLoader::ConvertPath (aiString& ss)
     if( *it == '%' )
     {
       size_t nbr = strtoul16( ++it, &it);
-      *out++ = nbr;
+      *out++ = (char)(nbr & 0xFF);
     } else
     {
       *out++ = *it++;