diff --git a/rtl/ps1/system.pp b/rtl/ps1/system.pp
index 1a05375514..71cebd67a9 100644
--- a/rtl/ps1/system.pp
+++ b/rtl/ps1/system.pp
@@ -124,5 +124,8 @@ begin
   { Init exceptions }
   SysInitExceptions;
 
+  { Init unicode strings }
+  initunicodestringmanager;
+
   InOutRes:= 0;
 end.