diff --git a/src/common/logger.py b/src/common/logger.py
index 16e3dc231..42cf5f269 100644
--- a/src/common/logger.py
+++ b/src/common/logger.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ if os.name == 'nt':
 		# win9x, ./logs
 		LOGPATH = 'Logs'
 
+LOGPATH = LOGPATH.decode(sys.getfilesystemencoding())
+
 class Logger:
 	def __init__(self):
 		dot_gajim = os.path.dirname(LOGPATH)