diff --git a/lcl/include/fileutil.inc b/lcl/include/fileutil.inc
index a08cd976dc..dd958dd6aa 100644
--- a/lcl/include/fileutil.inc
+++ b/lcl/include/fileutil.inc
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ begin
   else
     Result := s;
   FreeMem(Dst);
+  Result := SysToUTF8(Result);
   {$else}
   Result := SysToUTF8(S);
   {$endif}