diff --git a/src/newgrf_text.cpp b/src/newgrf_text.cpp
index 18a876a6ac..6617365f9c 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_text.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_text.cpp
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ uint RemapNewGRFStringControlCode(uint scc, char *buf_start, char **buff, const
 
 			case SCC_NEWGRF_PRINT_WORD_CARGO_NAME: {
 				CargoID cargo = GetCargoTranslation(_newgrf_textrefstack.PopUnsignedWord(), _newgrf_textrefstack.grffile);
-				*argv = cargo < NUM_CARGO ? 1 << cargo : 0;
+				*argv = cargo < NUM_CARGO ? 1ULL << cargo : 0;
 				break;
 			}
 		}