diff --git a/src/common/strconv.cpp b/src/common/strconv.cpp
index 516e0a6a7c..cf96614eef 100644
--- a/src/common/strconv.cpp
+++ b/src/common/strconv.cpp
@@ -908,15 +908,6 @@ static wxCharacterSet *wxGetCharacterSet(const wxChar *name)
         cset = NULL;
     }
 
-#if wxUSE_FONTMAP
-    cset = new EC_CharSet(name);
-    if ( cset->usable() )
-        return cset;
-
-    delete cset;
-    cset = NULL;
-#endif // wxUSE_FONTMAP
-
 #if defined(__WIN32__) && !defined(__WXMICROWIN__)
     cset = new CP_CharSet(name);
     if ( cset->usable() )
@@ -926,6 +917,15 @@ static wxCharacterSet *wxGetCharacterSet(const wxChar *name)
     cset = NULL;
 #endif // __WIN32__
 
+#if wxUSE_FONTMAP
+    cset = new EC_CharSet(name);
+    if ( cset->usable() )
+        return cset;
+
+    delete cset;
+    cset = NULL;
+#endif // wxUSE_FONTMAP
+
     wxLogError(_("Cannot convert from encoding '%s'!"), name);
 
     return NULL;