@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@
 	Class class;
 	id object;
 
 	pool = [[OFAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
 
-	if ((class = objc_lookUpClass([name cString])) == Nil)
+	if ((class = objc_lookUpClass([name cStringWithEncoding:
+	    OF_STRING_ENCODING_ASCII])) == Nil)
 		@throw [OFNotImplementedException newWithClass: Nil];
 
 	if (![class conformsToProtocol: @protocol(OFSerialization)])
 		@throw [OFNotImplementedException
 		    newWithClass: class