diff --git a/newgrf_text.c b/newgrf_text.c
index 09a9706577..870ee73fb7 100644
--- a/newgrf_text.c
+++ b/newgrf_text.c
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ StringID AddGRFString(uint32 grfid, uint16 stringid, byte langid_to_add, bool ne
 			langid_to_add = GRFLX_ENGLISH;
 		} else {
 			StringID ret = STR_EMPTY;
-			if (langid_to_add & GRFLB_GERMAN)  ret = AddGRFString(grfid, stringid, 1 << 6 | GRFLX_GERMAN,  true, text_to_add, def_string);
-			if (langid_to_add & GRFLB_FRENCH)  ret = AddGRFString(grfid, stringid, 1 << 6 | GRFLX_FRENCH,  true, text_to_add, def_string);
-			if (langid_to_add & GRFLB_SPANISH) ret = AddGRFString(grfid, stringid, 1 << 6 | GRFLX_SPANISH, true, text_to_add, def_string);
+			if (langid_to_add & GRFLB_GERMAN)  ret = AddGRFString(grfid, stringid, GRFLX_GERMAN,  true, text_to_add, def_string);
+			if (langid_to_add & GRFLB_FRENCH)  ret = AddGRFString(grfid, stringid, GRFLX_FRENCH,  true, text_to_add, def_string);
+			if (langid_to_add & GRFLB_SPANISH) ret = AddGRFString(grfid, stringid, GRFLX_SPANISH, true, text_to_add, def_string);
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}