diff --git a/common/include/gr.h b/common/include/gr.h
index d269b633b..bbf3a27f7 100644
--- a/common/include/gr.h
+++ b/common/include/gr.h
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ void gr_ustring(int x, int y, const char *s );
 void gr_printf( int x, int y, const char * format, ... ) __attribute_format_printf(3, 4);
 #define gr_printf(A1,A2,F,...)	dxx_call_printf_checked(gr_printf,gr_string,(A1,A2),(F),##__VA_ARGS__)
 void gr_uprintf( int x, int y, const char * format, ... ) __attribute_format_printf(3, 4);
+#define gr_uprintf(A1,A2,F,...)	dxx_call_printf_checked(gr_uprintf,gr_ustring,(A1,A2),(F),##__VA_ARGS__)
 void gr_get_string_size(const char *s, int *string_width, int *string_height, int *average_width );
 
 
diff --git a/similar/2d/font.cpp b/similar/2d/font.cpp
index 8f0bf8b85..214acd6a5 100644
--- a/similar/2d/font.cpp
+++ b/similar/2d/font.cpp
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ void gr_get_string_size(const char *s, int *string_width, int *string_height, in
 }
 
 
-void gr_uprintf( int x, int y, const char * format, ... )
+void (gr_uprintf)( int x, int y, const char * format, ... )
 {
 	char buffer[1000];
 	va_list args;