diff --git a/Source/NSTimeZone.m b/Source/NSTimeZone.m
index 5e4ec14a8..f8f36d2a4 100644
--- a/Source/NSTimeZone.m
+++ b/Source/NSTimeZone.m
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ static NSMapTable	*absolutes = 0;
                     bufsize--;
                   }
 		localZoneString
-		  = [NSString stringWithUTF8String: buf length: bufsize];
+		  = [NSString stringWithCString: buf length: bufsize];
               }
             RegCloseKey(regkey);
           }