diff --git a/backends/libpurple/gen_dynamic_purple.py b/backends/libpurple/gen_dynamic_purple.py
index 2935acad..f6cb958e 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/gen_dynamic_purple.py
+++ b/backends/libpurple/gen_dynamic_purple.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def output():
 
 	print >> cpp, "bool resolvePurpleFunctions() {"
 	print >> cpp, "#if PURPLE_RUNTIME"
-	print >> cpp, "\tf_hPurple = LoadLibrary(\"libpurple.dll\");"
+	print >> cpp, "\tf_hPurple = LoadLibrary(L\"libpurple.dll\");"
 	print >> cpp, "\tif (!f_hPurple)"
 	print >> cpp, "\t\t\treturn false;"
 	for d in definitions:
diff --git a/backends/libpurple/purple_defs.cpp b/backends/libpurple/purple_defs.cpp
index cdcd0005..82551ddf 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/purple_defs.cpp
+++ b/backends/libpurple/purple_defs.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ wpurple_g_io_channel_win32_new_socket_wrapped_fnc wpurple_g_io_channel_win32_new
 #endif
 bool resolvePurpleFunctions() {
 #if PURPLE_RUNTIME
-	f_hPurple = LoadLibrary("libpurple.dll");
+	f_hPurple = LoadLibrary(L"libpurple.dll");
 	if (!f_hPurple)
 			return false;
 	purple_debug_set_ui_ops_wrapped = (purple_debug_set_ui_ops_wrapped_fnc)GetProcAddress(f_hPurple, "purple_debug_set_ui_ops");
diff --git a/backends/libpurple/purple_defs.h b/backends/libpurple/purple_defs.h
index 5056c0d2..5a7cba68 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/purple_defs.h
+++ b/backends/libpurple/purple_defs.h
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ extern purple_account_set_privacy_type_wrapped_fnc purple_account_set_privacy_ty
 typedef PurpleStatusType * (_cdecl * purple_account_get_status_type_with_primitive_wrapped_fnc)( const PurpleAccount *account, PurpleStatusPrimitive primitive);
 extern purple_account_get_status_type_with_primitive_wrapped_fnc purple_account_get_status_type_with_primitive_wrapped;
 
-typedef void  (_cdecl * purple_account_set_status_wrapped_fnc)(PurpleAccount *account, const char *status_id, gboolean active, ...) );
+typedef void  (_cdecl * purple_account_set_status_wrapped_fnc)(PurpleAccount *account, const char *status_id, gboolean active, ...);
 extern purple_account_set_status_wrapped_fnc purple_account_set_status_wrapped;
 
 typedef int  (_cdecl * purple_account_get_int_wrapped_fnc)(const PurpleAccount *account, const char *name, int default_value);