diff --git a/source/zmusic/fileio.h b/source/zmusic/fileio.h
index dcea971..87a363d 100644
--- a/source/zmusic/fileio.h
+++ b/source/zmusic/fileio.h
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ public:
 		std::string fullname;
 		if (!fn) 
 		{
-			f = utf8_fopen(mBaseFile.c_str(), "rt");
+			f = utf8_fopen(mBaseFile.c_str(), "rb");
 			fullname = mBaseFile;
 		}
 		else
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@ public:
 				for(int i = (int)mPaths.size()-1; i>=0; i--)
 				{
 					fullname = mPaths[i] + fn;
-					f = utf8_fopen(fullname.c_str(), "rt");
-					break;
+					f = utf8_fopen(fullname.c_str(), "rb");
+					if (f) break;
 				}
 			}
-			if (!f) f = fopen(fn, "rt");
+			if (!f) f = fopen(fn, "rb");
 		}
 		if (!f) return nullptr;
 		auto tf = new StdioFileReader;