diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/font.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/font.c
index 37e15de9590..eadf42c6612 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/font.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/font.c
@@ -1013,6 +1013,7 @@ struct chartrans *text_to_curve(Object *ob, int mode)
 		for (i=0; i<=selend; i++, ct++) {
 			if (i>=selstart) {
 				selboxes[i-selstart].x = ct->xof*cu->fsize;
+				selboxes[i-selstart].y = ct->yof*cu->fsize;				
 			}
 		}
 	}