diff --git a/src/translators/audiofileimporter.cpp b/src/translators/audiofileimporter.cpp
index dc376d9..da41fc8 100644
--- a/src/translators/audiofileimporter.cpp
+++ b/src/translators/audiofileimporter.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 #include <tqdir.h>
 #include <tqwhatsthis.h>
 
+#define TStringToTQString(s) TQString::fromUtf8((s).toCString(true))
+
+
 using Tellico::Import::AudioFileImporter;
 
 AudioFileImporter::AudioFileImporter(const KURL& url_) : Tellico::Import::Importer(url_)
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ Tellico::Data::CollPtr AudioFileImporter::collection() {
     }
 
     TagLib::Tag* tag = f.tag();
-    TQString album = TQString(TStringToQString(tag->album())).stripWhiteSpace();
+    TQString album = TStringToTQString(tag->album()).stripWhiteSpace();
     if(album.isEmpty()) {
       // can't do anything since tellico entries are by album
       kdWarning() << "Skipping: no album listed for " << *it << endl;
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@ Tellico::Data::CollPtr AudioFileImporter::collection() {
     }
     // album entries use the album name as the title
     entry->setField(title, album);
-    TQString a = TQString(TStringToQString(tag->artist())).stripWhiteSpace();
+    TQString a = TStringToTQString(tag->artist()).stripWhiteSpace();
     if(!a.isEmpty()) {
       if(exists && entry->field(artist).lower() != a.lower()) {
         various = true;
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ Tellico::Data::CollPtr AudioFileImporter::collection() {
       entry->setField(year, TQString::number(tag->year()));
     }
     if(!tag->genre().isEmpty()) {
-      entry->setField(genre, TQString(TStringToQString(tag->genre())).stripWhiteSpace());
+      entry->setField(genre, TStringToTQString(tag->genre()).stripWhiteSpace());
     }
 
     if(!tag->title().isEmpty()) {
@@ -228,7 +231,7 @@ Tellico::Data::CollPtr AudioFileImporter::collection() {
         }
       }
       if(trackNum > 0) {
-        TQString t = TQString(TStringToQString(tag->title())).stripWhiteSpace();
+        TQString t = TStringToTQString(tag->title()).stripWhiteSpace();
         t += "::" + a;
         const int len = f.audioProperties()->length();
         if(len > 0) {
@@ -255,9 +258,9 @@ Tellico::Data::CollPtr AudioFileImporter::collection() {
         c += TQString::fromLatin1("<br/>");
       }
       if(!tag->title().isEmpty()) {
-        c += TQString::fromLatin1("<em>") + TQString(TStringToQString(tag->title())).stripWhiteSpace() + TQString::fromLatin1("</em> - ");
+        c += TQString::fromLatin1("<em>") + TStringToTQString(tag->title()).stripWhiteSpace() + TQString::fromLatin1("</em> - ");
       }
-      c += TQString(TStringToQString(tag->comment().stripWhiteSpace())).stripWhiteSpace();
+      c += TStringToTQString(tag->comment().stripWhiteSpace()).stripWhiteSpace();
       entry->setField(comments, c);
     }
 
@@ -392,15 +395,15 @@ int AudioFileImporter::discNumber(const TagLib::FileRef& ref_) const {
   TQString disc;
   if(TagLib::MPEG::File* file = dynamic_cast<TagLib::MPEG::File*>(ref_.file())) {
     if(file->ID3v2Tag() && !file->ID3v2Tag()->frameListMap()["TPOS"].isEmpty()) {
-      disc = TQString(TStringToQString(file->ID3v2Tag()->frameListMap()["TPOS"].front()->toString())).stripWhiteSpace();
+      disc = TStringToTQString(file->ID3v2Tag()->frameListMap()["TPOS"].front()->toString()).stripWhiteSpace();
     }
   } else if(TagLib::Ogg::Vorbis::File* file = dynamic_cast<TagLib::Ogg::Vorbis::File*>(ref_.file())) {
     if(file->tag() && !file->tag()->fieldListMap()["DISCNUMBER"].isEmpty()) {
-      disc = TQString(TStringToQString(file->tag()->fieldListMap()["DISCNUMBER"].front())).stripWhiteSpace();
+      disc = TStringToTQString(file->tag()->fieldListMap()["DISCNUMBER"].front()).stripWhiteSpace();
     }
   } else if(TagLib::FLAC::File* file = dynamic_cast<TagLib::FLAC::File*>(ref_.file())) {
     if(file->xiphComment() && !file->xiphComment()->fieldListMap()["DISCNUMBER"].isEmpty()) {
-      disc = TQString(TStringToQString(file->xiphComment()->fieldListMap()["DISCNUMBER"].front())).stripWhiteSpace();
+      disc = TStringToTQString(file->xiphComment()->fieldListMap()["DISCNUMBER"].front()).stripWhiteSpace();
     }
   }