diff --git a/src/msw/utils.cpp b/src/msw/utils.cpp
index 59adbbe3cc..07fe32b9c9 100644
--- a/src/msw/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/utils.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ bool wxGetFullHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize)
 
                         if ( pHostEnt )
                         {
-                            host = wxString::FromAscii(pHostEnt->h_name);
+                            host = pHostEnt->h_name;
                         }
                     }
                 }