diff --git a/winconf-mingw.pri b/winconf-mingw.pri
index 34c032eed..63de10baa 100644
--- a/winconf-mingw.pri
+++ b/winconf-mingw.pri
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 RC_FILE = qbittorrent_mingw.rc
 
-# Enable Wide characters
-DEFINES += TORRENT_USE_WPATH
-
 #Adapt the lib names/versions accordingly
 CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
   LIBS += libtorrent \
diff --git a/winconf-msvc.pri b/winconf-msvc.pri
index 1fc0c7ae0..40c0be093 100644
--- a/winconf-msvc.pri
+++ b/winconf-msvc.pri
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 RC_FILE = qbittorrent.rc
 
+# Enable Wide characters
+DEFINES += TORRENT_USE_WPATH
+
 #Adapt the lib names/versions accordingly
 CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
   LIBS += libtorrentd.lib \