diff --git a/include/wx/msw/ole/dropsrc.h b/include/wx/msw/ole/dropsrc.h
index 7e719f843e..24a3153738 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/ole/dropsrc.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/ole/dropsrc.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow;
 // the cursor 'name' from the resources under MSW, but will expand to
 // something else under GTK. If you don't use it, you will have to use #ifdef
 // in the application code.
-#define wxDROP_ICON(name)   wxCursor(#name)
+#define wxDROP_ICON(name)   wxCursor(_T(#name))
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxDropSource is used to start the drag-&-drop operation on associated