diff --git a/src/newgrf_text.cpp b/src/newgrf_text.cpp
index 33164a1232..da18d2ceb5 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_text.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_text.cpp
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ uint RemapNewGRFStringControlCode(uint scc, char *buf_start, char **buff, const
 			case SCC_NEWGRF_UNPRINT:                *buff = max(*buff - Utf8Consume(str), buf_start); break;
 
 			case SCC_NEWGRF_PRINT_WORD_STRING_ID:
-				*argv = TTDPStringIDToOTTDStringIDMapping(_newgrf_textrefstack.PopUnsignedWord());
+				*argv = _newgrf_textrefstack.PopUnsignedWord();
 				break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/strings.cpp b/src/strings.cpp
index 663f3c9533..15d478944f 100644
--- a/src/strings.cpp
+++ b/src/strings.cpp
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static char *FormatString(char *buff, const char *str_arg, StringParameters *arg
 			}
 
 			case SCC_NEWGRF_PRINT_WORD_STRING_ID: {
-				StringID substr = args->GetInt32(SCC_NEWGRF_PRINT_WORD_STRING_ID);
+				StringID substr = TTDPStringIDToOTTDStringIDMapping(args->GetInt32(SCC_NEWGRF_PRINT_WORD_STRING_ID));
 				str_stack.push(GetStringPtr(substr));
 				case_index = next_substr_case_index;
 				next_substr_case_index = 0;