diff --git a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/writer/DexFile.java b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/writer/DexFile.java
index e5ac4d74..9e771093 100644
--- a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/writer/DexFile.java
+++ b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/writer/DexFile.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class DexFile {
                 writer.writeEncodedInt(valueType, ((ByteEncodedValue)encodedValue).getValue());
                 break;
             case ValueType.CHAR:
-                writer.writeEncodedInt(valueType, ((CharEncodedValue)encodedValue).getValue());
+                writer.writeEncodedUint(valueType, ((CharEncodedValue)encodedValue).getValue());
                 break;
             case ValueType.DOUBLE:
                 writer.writeEncodedDouble(valueType, ((DoubleEncodedValue)encodedValue).getValue());