diff --git a/src/forms/progressform.cpp b/src/forms/progressform.cpp
index 88468bf..aa0160d 100644
--- a/src/forms/progressform.cpp
+++ b/src/forms/progressform.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ProgressForm::ProgressForm(QWidget *parent) :
     move(QApplication::desktop()->screen()->rect().center() - rect().center());
     setFixedSize(size());
     setWindowFlags(Qt::CustomizeWindowHint | Qt::WindowTitleHint);
-    connect(ui->cancelButton,   SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(cancelConfirm()));
+    connect(ui->cancelButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(cancelConfirm()));
 }
 
 ProgressForm::~ProgressForm()
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 2e5aaad..a4c5586 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QLibraryInfo>
 #include <QLocale>
+#include <QTextCodec>
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QTranslator>
 
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
     }
 
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+    QTextCodec::setCodecForCStrings(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
+#endif
+
     qDebug("Starting QCMA %s", QCMA_VER);
 
     QTranslator translator;