diff --git a/dlls/msrle32/msrle32.c b/dlls/msrle32/msrle32.c
index 34ebd791583..28da739c9dd 100644
--- a/dlls/msrle32/msrle32.c
+++ b/dlls/msrle32/msrle32.c
@@ -1203,16 +1203,16 @@ static LRESULT Configure(CodecInfo *pi, HWND hWnd)
 
 static LRESULT About(CodecInfo *pi, HWND hWnd)
 {
-  CHAR szTitle[20];
-  CHAR szAbout[128];
+  WCHAR szTitle[20];
+  WCHAR szAbout[128];
 
   /* pre-condition */
   assert(MSRLE32_hModule != 0);
 
-  LoadStringA(MSRLE32_hModule, IDS_NAME, szTitle, sizeof(szTitle));
-  LoadStringA(MSRLE32_hModule, IDS_ABOUT, szAbout, sizeof(szAbout));
+  LoadStringW(MSRLE32_hModule, IDS_NAME, szTitle, sizeof(szTitle));
+  LoadStringW(MSRLE32_hModule, IDS_ABOUT, szAbout, sizeof(szAbout));
 
-  MessageBoxA(hWnd, szAbout, szTitle, MB_OK|MB_ICONINFORMATION);
+  MessageBoxW(hWnd, szAbout, szTitle, MB_OK|MB_ICONINFORMATION);
 
   return ICERR_OK;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/msrle32/msrle_Cs.rc b/dlls/msrle32/msrle_Cs.rc
index 076038b2993..51fb1dfbef8 100644
--- a/dlls/msrle32/msrle_Cs.rc
+++ b/dlls/msrle32/msrle_Cs.rc
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ STRINGTABLE DISCARDABLE
 {
 	IDS_NAME	"WINE-MS-RLE"
 	IDS_DESCRIPTION	"Wine MS-RLE video kodek"
-	IDS_ABOUT       "Wine MS-RLE video kodek\nCopyright 2002 Michael Günnewig"
+	IDS_ABOUT       L"Wine MS-RLE video kodek\nCopyright 2002 Michael Günnewig"
 }
diff --git a/dlls/msrle32/msrle_Hu.rc b/dlls/msrle32/msrle_Hu.rc
index e5a860bf9d0..95016acb4d2 100644
--- a/dlls/msrle32/msrle_Hu.rc
+++ b/dlls/msrle32/msrle_Hu.rc
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ STRINGTABLE DISCARDABLE
 {
 	IDS_NAME	"WINE-MS-RLE"
 	IDS_DESCRIPTION	"Wine MS-RLE video kodek"
-	IDS_ABOUT       "Wine MS-RLE video kodek\nCopyright 2002, Michael Gnnewig"
+	IDS_ABOUT       L"Wine MS-RLE video kodek\nCopyright 2002, Michael G\x00fcnnewig"
 }