diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
index f817a5bde3..fa5c0f22ea 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ void PropertyItem::setPropertyName(const QString& name)
 
     propName = display;
 
-    QString str = QApplication::translate("App::Property", propName.toLatin1());
+    QString str = QApplication::translate("App::Property", propName.toUtf8());
     displayText = str;
 }