diff --git a/src/backends/generic/misc.c b/src/backends/generic/misc.c
index c5e280cb..973a2cba 100644
--- a/src/backends/generic/misc.c
+++ b/src/backends/generic/misc.c
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ static void SetExecutablePath(char* exePath)
 	// !!! this assumes that exePath can hold PATH_MAX chars !!!
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
+	WCHAR wexePath[PATH_MAX];
+	DWORD len;
+
+	GetModuleFileNameW(NULL, wexePath, PATH_MAX);
+	len = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, wexePath, -1, exePath, PATH_MAX, NULL, NULL);
 
-	DWORD len = GetModuleFileNameA(NULL, exePath, PATH_MAX);
 	if(len <= 0 || len == PATH_MAX)
 	{
 		// an error occured, clear exe path