diff --git a/generators/epub/epubdocument.cpp b/generators/epub/epubdocument.cpp
index f1710331b..530dd52fd 100644
--- a/generators/epub/epubdocument.cpp
+++ b/generators/epub/epubdocument.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ EpubDocument::EpubDocument(const QString &fileName, const QFont &font)
     , padding(20)
     , mFont(font)
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    mEpub = epub_open(fileName.toUtf8(), 2);
+#else
     mEpub = epub_open(qPrintable(fileName), 2);
+#endif
 
     setPageSize(QSizeF(600, 800));
 }