diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_PadSimple/Src/GUI/ConfigDlg.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_PadSimple/Src/GUI/ConfigDlg.cpp
index a065d63c27..e04d967b84 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_PadSimple/Src/GUI/ConfigDlg.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_PadSimple/Src/GUI/ConfigDlg.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void ConfigDialog::CreateGUIControls()
 		m_DeviceName[i]->SetSelection(pad[i].XPad);
 		for(int x = 0; x < 5; x++)
 		{
-			m_DeviceName[i]->Append(wxString::Format("%i", x));
+                  m_DeviceName[i]->Append(wxString::Format(wxString::FromAscii("%i"), x));
 		}
 		
 		sDeviceTop[i]->Add(m_DeviceName[i], 1, wxEXPAND|wxALL, 1);