1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/qtbc.h b/src/qtbc.h
index 570bf93..0091717 100644
--- a/src/qtbc.h
+++ b/src/qtbc.h
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@
 
 #if QT_VERSION >= 200
 
+#include <locale.h>
+
 #define GCI QCollection::Item
 
 #include <qcstring.h>
 #include <qstring.h>
-inline QCString convertToQCString(const QString &s) { return s.local8Bit(); }
+inline QCString convertToQCString(const QString &s) { return s.latin1(); }
 
 #else /* QT_VERSION < 200 */