diff --git a/kommander/widget/functionlib.cpp b/kommander/widget/functionlib.cpp
index cd7b6f4c..b0579897 100644
--- a/kommander/widget/functionlib.cpp
+++ b/kommander/widget/functionlib.cpp
@@ -717,11 +717,11 @@ static ParseNode f_inputText(Parser*, const ParameterList& params)
 
 static ParseNode f_inputPassword(Parser*, const ParameterList& params)
 {
-  TQCString value;
+  TQString value;
   if (params.count() > 1)
-    value = params[1].toString().local8Bit();
+    value = params[1].toString();
   KPasswordDialog::getPassword(value, params[0].toString());
-  return TQString(TQString::fromLocal8Bit(value));
+  return value;
 }
 
 static ParseNode f_inputValue(Parser*, const ParameterList& params)