diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ceba2e..b236f05 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ include( ConfigureChecks.cmake )
 
 ###### global compiler settings
 
-add_definitions( -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -UTQT_NO_ASCII_CAST )
+add_definitions( -DHAVE_CONFIG_H )
 
 set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${TQT_CXX_FLAGS}" )
 set( CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--no-undefined" )
diff --git a/kdbg/dbgdriver.cpp b/kdbg/dbgdriver.cpp
index 95bd843..eb6bbf1 100644
--- a/kdbg/dbgdriver.cpp
+++ b/kdbg/dbgdriver.cpp
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ void DebuggerDriver::writeCommand()
     m_activeCmd = cmd;
     TRACE("in writeCommand: " + cmd->m_cmdString);
 
-    const char* str = cmd->m_cmdString;
-    writeStdin(const_cast<char*>(str), cmd->m_cmdString.length());
+    const char* str = cmd->m_cmdString.local8Bit();
+    writeStdin(str, cmd->m_cmdString.local8Bit().length());
 
     // write also to log file
     if (m_logFile.isOpen()) {
-	m_logFile.writeBlock(str, cmd->m_cmdString.length());
+	m_logFile.writeBlock(str, cmd->m_cmdString.local8Bit().length());
 	m_logFile.flush();
     }
 
diff --git a/kdbg/dbgmainwnd.cpp b/kdbg/dbgmainwnd.cpp
index 9576270..06efadd 100644
--- a/kdbg/dbgmainwnd.cpp
+++ b/kdbg/dbgmainwnd.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void DebuggerMainWnd::initKAction()
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < sizeof(dw)/sizeof(dw[0]); i++) {
 	KDockWidget* d = dockParent(dw[i].w);
 	(void)new TDEToggleAction(dw[i].text, 0, d, SLOT(changeHideShowState()),
-			  actionCollection(), dw[i].id);
+			  actionCollection(), dw[i].id.latin1());
     }
 
     
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ void DebuggerMainWnd::updateUI()
 void DebuggerMainWnd::dockUpdateHelper(TQString action, TQWidget* w)
 {
     TDEToggleAction* item =
-	static_cast<TDEToggleAction*>(actionCollection()->action(action));
+	static_cast<TDEToggleAction*>(actionCollection()->action(action.latin1()));
     bool canChange = canChangeDockVisibility(w);
     item->setEnabled(canChange);
     item->setChecked(canChange && isDockVisible(w));
diff --git a/kdbg/memwindow.cpp b/kdbg/memwindow.cpp
index 06a4384..4d2aac2 100644
--- a/kdbg/memwindow.cpp
+++ b/kdbg/memwindow.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ void MemoryWindow::saveProgramSpecific(TDEConfigBase* config)
     for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
 	int w = m_memory.columnWidth(i);
 	wStr.setNum(w);
-	widths.append(wStr);
+	widths.append(wStr.latin1());
     }
     config->writeEntry(ColumnWidths, widths);
 }