diff --git a/libsrc/tgi/tgi_gettextwidth.s b/libsrc/tgi/tgi_gettextwidth.s
index 996910c3c..c7bbcffd1 100644
--- a/libsrc/tgi/tgi_gettextwidth.s
+++ b/libsrc/tgi/tgi_gettextwidth.s
@@ -36,11 +36,8 @@ Text    := ptr3
 
 ; Return the width of the string for the bitmap font
 
-        ldy     _tgi_charwidth
-        sty     ptr1
         jsr     _strlen
-        jsr     umul8x16r16
-        ldy     _tgi_textscalew+2       ; Get rounded scale factor
+        ldy     _tgi_charwidth+1
         sty     ptr1
         jmp     umul8x16r16