diff --git a/src/generic/aboutdlgg.cpp b/src/generic/aboutdlgg.cpp
index c6f1845ca7..e2cc19315a 100644
--- a/src/generic/aboutdlgg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/aboutdlgg.cpp
@@ -100,9 +100,11 @@ wxString wxAboutDialogInfo::GetCopyrightToDisplay() const
 {
     wxString ret = m_copyright;
 
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
     const wxString copyrightSign = wxString::FromUTF8("\xc2\xa9");
     ret.Replace("(c)", copyrightSign);
     ret.Replace("(C)", copyrightSign);
+#endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
 
     return ret;
 }