diff --git a/src/common/fmapbase.cpp b/src/common/fmapbase.cpp
index e5a48a1602..b6d16c53a9 100644
--- a/src/common/fmapbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fmapbase.cpp
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ wxFontEncoding wxFontMapperBase::GetEncodingFromName(const wxString& name)
     {
         for ( const wxChar** encName = gs_encodingNames[i]; *encName; ++encName )
         {
-            if ( name == *encName )
+            if ( name.CmpNoCase(*encName) == 0 )
                 return gs_encodings[i];
         }
     }