diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 7936144c7b..94c3ce14eb 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - Fix positioning windows at positions >= SHORT_MAX (Cătălin Răceanu).
 - Honour alignment flags for multiline buttons using custom colours too.
 - Support MSVC auto-linking when using monolithic build too (PB).
+- Fix build in ANSI (non-Unicode) mode.
 
 wxOSX:
 
diff --git a/src/msw/graphics.cpp b/src/msw/graphics.cpp
index f7c014d9d4..8d752b8ab6 100644
--- a/src/msw/graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/graphics.cpp
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ void wxGDIPlusRenderer::Load()
             for ( size_t i = 0 ; i < n; i++ )
             {
                 const wxString& fname = privateFonts[i];
-                gs_privateFonts->AddFontFile(fname.t_str());
+                gs_privateFonts->AddFontFile(fname.wc_str());
             }
 
             gs_pFontFamily = new Gdiplus::FontFamily[n];