diff --git a/lib/readline/display.c b/lib/readline/display.c
index 38b3d0e7..f5d32945 100644
--- a/lib/readline/display.c
+++ b/lib/readline/display.c
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ puts_face (const char *str, const char *face, int n)
   char cur_face;
 
   for (cur_face = FACE_NORMAL, i = 0; i < n; i++)
-    putc_face (str[i], face[i], &cur_face);
+    putc_face ((unsigned char) str[i], face[i], &cur_face);
   putc_face (EOF, FACE_NORMAL, &cur_face);
 }
 
diff --git a/patchlevel.h b/patchlevel.h
index f2e80d19..252e0819 100644
--- a/patchlevel.h
+++ b/patchlevel.h
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
    regexp `^#define[ 	]*PATCHLEVEL', since that's what support/mkversion.sh
    looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
 
-#define PATCHLEVEL 14
+#define PATCHLEVEL 15
 
 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */