diff --git a/CRT.c b/CRT.c
index 6c8f0b31..192a6aca 100644
--- a/CRT.c
+++ b/CRT.c
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ static const char* initDegreeSign(void) {
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSESW
    if (CRT_utf8)
       return "\xc2\xb0";
-#endif
 
    static char buffer[4];
    // this might fail if the current locale does not support wide characters
    int r = snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%lc", 176);
    if (r > 0)
       return buffer;
+#endif
 
    return "";
 }