diff --git a/kmsearchpatternedit.cpp b/kmsearchpatternedit.cpp
index 2a97eef8e..c66acb147 100644
--- a/kmsearchpatternedit.cpp
+++ b/kmsearchpatternedit.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int KMSearchRuleWidget::indexOfRuleField(const QString aName) const
 
   if ( aName.isEmpty() ) return -1;
 
-  QString i18n_aName = i18n( aName );
+  QString i18n_aName = i18n( aName.latin1() );
 
   for (i=sFilterFieldList.count()-1; i>=0; i--) {
     if (*(sFilterFieldList.at(i))==i18n_aName) break;