diff --git a/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/util/ParserUtils.java b/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/util/ParserUtils.java
index 2b9082fa..aac89b6f 100644
--- a/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/util/ParserUtils.java
+++ b/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/util/ParserUtils.java
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ public final class ParserUtils
 				else if (namedEntity.equals("apos"))
 					c = '\'';
 				else if (namedEntity.equals("szlig"))
-					c = 'ß';
+					c = '\u00df';
 				else if (namedEntity.equals("nbsp"))
 					c = ' ';
 				else