@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_DLFCN_H
 # include <dlfcn.h>
 #endif
 
 #import "OFPlugin.h"
-#import "OFString.h"
 #import "OFLocale.h"
+#import "OFString.h"
+#import "OFSystemInfo.h"
 
 #import "OFInitializationFailedException.h"
 #import "OFLoadPluginFailedException.h"
 
 typedef OFPlugin *(*init_plugin_t)(void);
@@ -40,11 +41,15 @@
 	return dlopen([path cStringWithEncoding: [OFLocale encoding]], flags);
 #else
 	if (path == nil)
 		return GetModuleHandle(NULL);
 
-	return LoadLibraryW(path.UTF16String);
+	if ([OFSystemInfo isWindowsNT])
+		return LoadLibraryW(path.UTF16String);
+	else
+		return LoadLibraryA(
+		    [path cStringWithEncoding: [OFLocale encoding]]);
 #endif
 }
 
 void *
 of_dlsym(of_plugin_handle_t handle, const char *symbol)