diff --git a/main/spprintf.c b/main/spprintf.c
index 740479a6ded..207f2b81bc9 100644
--- a/main/spprintf.c
+++ b/main/spprintf.c
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ PHPAPI int vuspprintf(UChar **pbuf, size_t max_len, const char *format, va_list
 		
 	*pbuf = (UChar*)xbuf.c;
 	
-	return xbuf.len >> 1;
+	return xbuf.len / sizeof(UChar);
 }
 
 PHPAPI int uspprintf(UChar **pbuf, size_t max_len, const char *format, ...)