diff --git a/xparts/xpart_notepad/shell_xparthost.cpp b/xparts/xpart_notepad/shell_xparthost.cpp
index c6f35a87..08ac2afe 100644
--- a/xparts/xpart_notepad/shell_xparthost.cpp
+++ b/xparts/xpart_notepad/shell_xparthost.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void ShellWindow::mergeGUI()
 
 int main( int argc, char **argv )
 {
-    TDEApplication app( argc, argv, "xparthost_shell" );
+    TDEApplication app( argc, argv, TQCString("xparthost_shell") );
 
     app.dcopClient()->registerAs("xparthost_shell");
 
diff --git a/xparts/xpart_notepad/xp_notepad.cpp b/xparts/xpart_notepad/xp_notepad.cpp
index 48c184e8..b5cfa5e8 100644
--- a/xparts/xpart_notepad/xp_notepad.cpp
+++ b/xparts/xpart_notepad/xp_notepad.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
 	}
 	printf("args: XPartHost appId = %s , XPartHost_KPart objId = %s\n", argv[1], argv[2] );
 
-    TDEApplication app( argc, argv, "xp_notepad" );
+    TDEApplication app( argc, argv, TQCString("xp_notepad") );
 	XPartNotepad * xpn = new XPartNotepad("xp_notepad");
 	app.setMainWidget( xpn );
 	app.dcopClient()->attach();