diff --git a/source/detail/posix/xdnd_protocol.hpp b/source/detail/posix/xdnd_protocol.hpp
index aa1ae43..d856869 100644
--- a/source/detail/posix/xdnd_protocol.hpp
+++ b/source/detail/posix/xdnd_protocol.hpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ namespace nana{
 				    	for(auto& file : data.files)
 				    	{
 				    		uri_list += "file://";
-				    		uri_list += file.u8string();
+				    		uri_list += file.string();
 				    		uri_list += "\r\n";
 				    	}
 
diff --git a/source/gui/filebox.cpp b/source/gui/filebox.cpp
index 63586ab..28071d5 100644
--- a/source/gui/filebox.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/filebox.cpp
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ namespace nana
 				for(auto i = selection_.targets.cbegin(); i != selection_.targets.cend();)
 				{
 					std::filesystem::path p{*i};
-					if(p.filename().u8string() == mfs.name)
+					if(p.filename().string() == mfs.name)
 					{
 						if(!selection_.is_deselect_delayed)
 						{
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ namespace nana
 					if(!filename_string.empty())
 						filename_string += ' ';
 
-					filename_string += "\"" + p.filename().u8string() + "\"";
+					filename_string += "\"" + p.filename().string() + "\"";
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ namespace nana
 
 
 		if(!targets.empty())
-			impl_->path = targets.front().parent_path().u8string();
+			impl_->path = targets.front().parent_path().string();
 		else
 			impl_->path.clear();
 #endif