diff --git a/dlls/spoolss/router.c b/dlls/spoolss/router.c
index 764721b202c..24314b1f23a 100644
--- a/dlls/spoolss/router.c
+++ b/dlls/spoolss/router.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static CRITICAL_SECTION backend_cs = { &backend_cs_debug, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 
 /* ################################ */
 
-static WCHAR localsplW[] = {'l','o','c','a','l','s','p','l','.','d','l','l',0};
+static WCHAR localsplW[] = L"localspl.dll";
 
 /******************************************************************
  * strdupW [internal]
diff --git a/dlls/spoolss/spoolss_main.c b/dlls/spoolss/spoolss_main.c
index 61c565d2faa..bee58755eee 100644
--- a/dlls/spoolss/spoolss_main.c
+++ b/dlls/spoolss/spoolss_main.c
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(spoolss);
 
 static HMODULE hwinspool;
 
-static const WCHAR winspooldrvW[] = {'w','i','n','s','p','o','o','l','.','d','r','v',0};
-
 /******************************************************************************
  *
  */
@@ -232,7 +230,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI SplInitializeWinSpoolDrv(LPVOID * table)
 
     TRACE("(%p)\n", table);
 
-    hwinspool = LoadLibraryW(winspooldrvW);
+    hwinspool = LoadLibraryW(L"winspool.drv");
     if (!hwinspool) return FALSE;
 
     table[0] = (void *) GetProcAddress(hwinspool, "OpenPrinterW");