diff --git a/scene/gui/label.h b/scene/gui/label.h
index 6c1a5d8c86a..81e3ab5676c 100644
--- a/scene/gui/label.h
+++ b/scene/gui/label.h
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ private:
 		int char_pos; // if -1, then newline
 		int word_len;
 		int pixel_width;
-		bool space_insert;
+		int space_count;
 		WordCache *next;
-		WordCache() { char_pos=0; word_len=0; pixel_width=0; next=0; space_insert=true;}
+		WordCache() { char_pos=0; word_len=0; pixel_width=0; next=0; space_count=0;}
 	};	
 	
 	bool word_cache_dirty;