diff --git a/backends/platform/sdl/win32/win32.cpp b/backends/platform/sdl/win32/win32.cpp
index 31db3c2ee10..14b97d80506 100644
--- a/backends/platform/sdl/win32/win32.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/sdl/win32/win32.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ void OSystem_Win32::logMessage(LogMessageType::Type type, const char *message) {
 	OSystem_SDL::logMessage(type, message);
 
 #if defined( USE_WINDBG )
-	OutputDebugString(message);
+	TCHAR *tMessage = Win32::stringToTchar(message);
+	OutputDebugString(tMessage);
+	free(tMessage);
 #endif
 }