diff --git a/src/dolphin.cpp b/src/dolphin.cpp
index 09eeeeb..0e81b6b 100644
--- a/src/dolphin.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphin.cpp
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ void Dolphin::createFile()
     QString sourcePath(entry.templatePath.left(pos + 1));
     sourcePath += KDesktopFile(entry.templatePath, true).readPathEntry("URL");
 
-    QString name(i18n(entry.name));
+    QString name(i18n(entry.name.ascii()));
     // Most entry names end with "..." (e. g. "HTML File..."), which is ok for
     // menus but no good choice for a new file name -> remove the dots...
     name.replace("...", QString::null);
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ void Dolphin::setupCreateNewMenuActions()
         CreateFileEntry entry = (*it).value();
         KAction* action = new KAction(entry.name);
         action->setIcon(entry.icon);
-        action->setName((*it).index());
+        action->setName((*it).index().ascii());
         connect(action, SIGNAL(activated()),
                 this, SLOT(createFile()));