diff --git a/src/Gui/BitmapFactory.cpp b/src/Gui/BitmapFactory.cpp
index d8fecc9cf5..0d9519c109 100644
--- a/src/Gui/BitmapFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/BitmapFactory.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ bool BitmapFactoryInst::findPixmapInCache(const char* name, QPixmap& px) const
 
 QIcon BitmapFactoryInst::iconFromTheme(const char* name, const QIcon& fallback)
 {
-    QString iconName = QString::fromLatin1(name);
+    QString iconName = QString::fromUtf8(name);
     QIcon icon = QIcon::fromTheme(iconName, fallback);
     if (icon.isNull()) {
         QPixmap px = pixmap(name);