diff --git a/src/gui/gui.pro b/src/gui/gui.pro
index 221632d3..176d6851 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.pro
+++ b/src/gui/gui.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ TEMPLATE = app
 TARGET = synergy
 DEFINES += VERSION_STAGE=\\\"$$QMAKE_VERSION_STAGE\\\"
 DEFINES += VERSION_REVISION=\\\"$$QMAKE_VERSION_REVISION\\\"
-
+DEFINES -= UNICODE
+DEFINES += _MBCS
 DEPENDPATH += . \
     res
 INCLUDEPATH += . \