diff --git a/src/dfb/app.cpp b/src/dfb/app.cpp
index c1d4f134a0..73763699ff 100644
--- a/src/dfb/app.cpp
+++ b/src/dfb/app.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ bool wxApp::Initialize(int& argc, wxChar **argv)
 
     // update internal arg[cv] as DFB may have removed processed options:
     this->argc = argc;
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    this->argv.Init(argc, argv);
+#else
     this->argv = argv;
+#endif
 
     if ( !wxIDirectFB::Get() )
         return false;