diff --git a/backends/libpurple/purple_defs.cpp b/backends/libpurple/purple_defs.cpp
index cdcd0005f7ae42bfd3a6482b7223c9fd79fcd142..82551ddf9c5fda58e9a12feba015cbe9509e4834 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/purple_defs.cpp
+++ b/backends/libpurple/purple_defs.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ wpurple_g_io_channel_win32_new_socket_wrapped_fnc wpurple_g_io_channel_win32_new
 #endif
 bool resolvePurpleFunctions() {
 #if PURPLE_RUNTIME
-	f_hPurple = LoadLibrary("libpurple.dll");
+	f_hPurple = LoadLibrary(L"libpurple.dll");
 	if (!f_hPurple)
 			return false;
 	purple_debug_set_ui_ops_wrapped = (purple_debug_set_ui_ops_wrapped_fnc)GetProcAddress(f_hPurple, "purple_debug_set_ui_ops");