diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 39c07a8333..f999254fb7 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ All (GUI):
 - Improve wximage::ResampleBox() (Mihai Ciocarlie).
 - Implemented ScrollList() in generic wxListCtrl (Tim Kosse).
 - SaveAs in docview takes into account path now.
+- Fixed wxXmlResource::GetText() to convert data to current locale's
+  charset in ANSI build.
 
 All (Unix):
 
diff --git a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index 96242df826..a8e71bfeeb 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ wxString wxXmlResourceHandler::GetText(const wxString& param, bool translate)
 #else
             // The string is internally stored as UTF-8, we have to convert
             // it into system's default encoding so that it can be displayed:
-            return wxString(str2.mb_str(wxConvUTF8), wxConvLocal);
+            return wxString(str2.wc_str(wxConvUTF8), wxConvLocal);
 #endif
         }
     }