diff --git a/rtl/win32/crt.pp b/rtl/win32/crt.pp
index 7386c7e448..11e74e311e 100644
--- a/rtl/win32/crt.pp
+++ b/rtl/win32/crt.pp
@@ -666,7 +666,11 @@ Function CrtWrite(var f : textrec) : integer;
 var
   i : longint;
   s : string;
+  OldConsoleOutputCP : Word;
 begin
+  OldConsoleOutputCP:=GetConsoleOutputCP;
+  SetConsoleOutputCP(GetACP);
+    
   GetScreenCursor(CurrX, CurrY);
   s:='';
   for i:=0 to f.bufpos-1 do
@@ -675,7 +679,7 @@ begin
         if s<>'' then
           begin
             WriteStr(s);
- 	    s:='';
+ 	          s:='';
           end;
         WriteChar(f.buffer[i]);
       end
@@ -684,6 +688,8 @@ begin
   if s<>'' then
     WriteStr(s);
   SetScreenCursor(CurrX, CurrY);
+  
+  SetConsoleOutputCP(OldConsoleOutputCP);
 
   f.bufpos:=0;
   CrtWrite:=0;
@@ -704,7 +710,11 @@ Function CrtRead(Var F: TextRec): Integer;
 
 var
   ch : Char;
+  OldConsoleOutputCP : Word;  
 Begin
+  OldConsoleOutputCP:=GetConsoleOutputCP;
+  SetConsoleOutputCP(GetACP);
+    
   GetScreenCursor(CurrX,CurrY);
   f.bufpos:=0;
   f.bufend:=0;
@@ -781,6 +791,9 @@ Begin
       end;
       end;
   until false;
+  
+  SetConsoleOutputCP(OldConsoleOutputCP);
+	
   f.bufpos:=0;
   SetScreenCursor(CurrX, CurrY);
   CrtRead:=0;