diff --git a/src/libsync/theme.cpp b/src/libsync/theme.cpp
index 85efef02be0f..d10d50be4f65 100644
--- a/src/libsync/theme.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/theme.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ Theme::Theme()
     _forceOverrideServerUrl = true;
 #endif
 #ifdef APPLICATION_SERVER_URL
-    setOverrideServerUrl(QString::fromLatin1(APPLICATION_SERVER_URL));
+    setOverrideServerUrl(QString::fromUtf8(APPLICATION_SERVER_URL));
 #endif
 }