diff --git a/code/cgame/cg_local.h b/code/cgame/cg_local.h
index 479498c3..0416824d 100644
--- a/code/cgame/cg_local.h
+++ b/code/cgame/cg_local.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 #define STAT_MINUS			10	// num frame for '-' stats digit
 
 #define	ICON_SIZE			48
+#undef	CHAR_WIDTH				// ignore define from libc
 #define	CHAR_WIDTH			32
 #define	CHAR_HEIGHT			48
 #define	TEXT_ICON_SPACE		4