--- src/vt100.c	2008-12-21 21:39:36.000000000 +0100
+++ src/vt100.c.oden	2008-12-21 21:40:07.000000000 +0100
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ void vt_out(int ch)
         fputc(P_CONVCAP[0] == 'Y' ? vt_inmap[c] : c, capfp);
       c = vt_inmap[c];    /* conversion 04.09.97 / jl */
 #if TRANSLATE
-      if (vt_type == VT100 && vt_asis == 0)
+      if (vt_type == VT100 && vt_trans[vt_charset] && vt_asis == 0)
 	c = vt_trans[vt_charset][c];
 #endif
       /* FIXME: This is wrong, but making it right would require