diff --git a/QTfrontend/main.cpp b/QTfrontend/main.cpp
--- a/QTfrontend/main.cpp
+++ b/QTfrontend/main.cpp
@@ -265,10 +265,10 @@
         checkForDir(cfgdir->absolutePath() + "/Library/Application Support/Hedgewars");
         cfgdir->cd("Library/Application Support/Hedgewars");
 #elif defined _WIN32
-        char path[1024];
-        if(!SHGetFolderPathA(0, CSIDL_PERSONAL, NULL, 0, path))
+        ushort path[MAX_PATH];
+        if(!SHGetFolderPathW(0, CSIDL_PERSONAL, NULL, 0, (LPWSTR)path))
         {
-            cfgdir->cd(path);
+            cfgdir->cd(QString::fromUtf16(path));
             checkForDir(cfgdir->absolutePath() + "/Hedgewars");
             cfgdir->cd("Hedgewars");
         }
diff --git a/hedgewars/uPhysFSLayer.pas b/hedgewars/uPhysFSLayer.pas
--- a/hedgewars/uPhysFSLayer.pas
+++ b/hedgewars/uPhysFSLayer.pas
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@

 procedure pfsMount(path: ansistring; mountpoint: PChar);
 begin
-    if PHYSFS_mount(PChar(path), mountpoint, false) then
+    if PHYSFS_mount(PChar(AnsiToUtf8(path)), mountpoint, false) then
         AddFileLog('[PhysFS] mount ' + shortstring(path) + ' at ' + shortstring(mountpoint) + ' : ok')
     else
         AddFileLog('[PhysFS] mount ' + shortstring(path) + ' at ' + shortstring(mountpoint) + ' : FAILED ("' + shortstring(PHYSFS_getLastError()) + '")');