diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
index e309377..ab558ce 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 		/* pass DCS 1:1 through from SMPP to GSM */
 		sms->data_coding_scheme = submit->data_coding;
 		mode = MODE_8BIT;
-	} else if (submit->data_coding == 0x80) {
+	} else if (submit->data_coding == 0x08) {
 		/* UCS-2 */
 		sms->data_coding_scheme = (2 << 2);
 		mode = MODE_8BIT;