Index: src/OFApplication.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFApplication.m
+++ src/OFApplication.m
@@ -147,27 +147,27 @@
 		 * variables from the environment which applications might
 		 * expect.
 		 */
 		if ((env = getenv("HOME")) != NULL)
 			[environment
-			    setObject: [OFString stringWithCString: env]
+			    setObject: [OFString stringWithUTF8String: env]
 			       forKey: @"HOME"];
 		if ((env = getenv("PATH")) != NULL)
 			[environment
-			    setObject: [OFString stringWithCString: env]
+			    setObject: [OFString stringWithUTF8String: env]
 			       forKey: @"PATH"];
 		if ((env = getenv("SHELL")) != NULL)
 			[environment
-			    setObject: [OFString stringWithCString: env]
+			    setObject: [OFString stringWithUTF8String: env]
 			       forKey: @"SHELL"];
 		if ((env = getenv("TMPDIR")) != NULL)
 			[environment
-			    setObject: [OFString stringWithCString: env]
+			    setObject: [OFString stringWithUTF8String: env]
 			       forKey: @"TMPDIR"];
 		if ((env = getenv("USER")) != NULL)
 			[environment
-			    setObject: [OFString stringWithCString: env]
+			    setObject: [OFString stringWithUTF8String: env]
 			       forKey: @"USER"];
 #endif
 		[pool release];
 
 		[environment makeImmutable];