diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a3b3c30..43d481f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ include( ConfigureChecks.cmake )
 
 ###### global compiler settings
 
-add_definitions( -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -UTQT_NO_ASCII_CAST )
+add_definitions( -DHAVE_CONFIG_H )
 
 set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${TQT_CXX_FLAGS}" )
 set( CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--no-undefined" )
diff --git a/src/documentlistview.cpp b/src/documentlistview.cpp
index 8efabb0..f221b5d 100644
--- a/src/documentlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/documentlistview.cpp
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ namespace KBibTeX
         TQStrList urlList;
 
         if ( TQTextDrag::decode( event, text ) && KURL( text ).isValid() )
-            urlList.append( text );
+            urlList.append( text.utf8() );
 
         if ( !urlList.isEmpty() || TQUriDrag::decode( event, urlList ) )
         {