diff --git a/kbarcode/csvimportdlg.cpp b/kbarcode/csvimportdlg.cpp
index 6b07a7b..b5c6efa 100644
--- a/kbarcode/csvimportdlg.cpp
+++ b/kbarcode/csvimportdlg.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void CSVImportDlg::accept()
 
         TQSqlQuery query;
         if( !query.exec( line ) )
-            tqDebug( "%s", i18n("Could not import the following line:") + line );
+            tqDebug( "%s", (i18n("Could not import the following line:") + line).ascii() );
             //KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("Could not import the following line:") + line );
     }