diff --git a/src/widgets/FileDialog/win/FileDialogPrivate.cpp b/src/widgets/FileDialog/win/FileDialogPrivate.cpp
index 2b6099d1d2..dcf94d5468 100644
--- a/src/widgets/FileDialog/win/FileDialogPrivate.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/FileDialog/win/FileDialogPrivate.cpp
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static bool ShowCommFileDialog(OPENFILENAME *of, long style)
         // common dialog failed - why?
         if ( errCode != 0 )
         {
-            wxLogError(_("File dialog failed with error code %0lx."), errCode);
+            wxLogError(wxT("File dialog failed with error code %0lx."), errCode);
         }
         //else: it was just cancelled