diff --git a/src/libply-splash-core/ply-text-step-bar.c b/src/libply-splash-core/ply-text-step-bar.c
index d070e9a6..568b9a21 100644
--- a/src/libply-splash-core/ply-text-step-bar.c
+++ b/src/libply-splash-core/ply-text-step-bar.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ ply_text_step_bar_draw (ply_text_step_bar_t *step_bar)
                                                                PLY_TERMINAL_COLOR_BROWN);
 
                 /* U+25A0 BLACK SQUARE */
-                ply_text_display_write (step_bar->display, "%s", "\x25\x96\xa0");
+                ply_text_display_write (step_bar->display, "%s", "\xe2\x96\xa0");
                 ply_text_display_write (step_bar->display, "%c", ' ');
         }