diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemcardManager.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemcardManager.cpp
index f8634c57c7..c5833bba61 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemcardManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemcardManager.cpp
@@ -760,7 +760,11 @@ bool CMemcardManager::ReloadMemcard(const char *fileName, int card)
 		if (!memoryCard[card]->DEntry_Comment2(j, comment)) comment[0]=0;
 
 		bool ascii = memoryCard[card]->IsAsciiEncoding();
-		wxCSConv SJISConv(wxT("SHIFT_JIS"));
+#ifdef __linux__
+		wxCSConv SJISConv(wxFontMapper::GetEncodingName(wxFONTENCODING_EUC_JP));
+#else
+		wxCSConv SJISConv(wxFontMapper::GetEncodingName(wxFONTENCODING_SHIFT_JIS));
+#endif
 		wxTitle  =  wxString(title, ascii ? *wxConvCurrent : SJISConv);
 		wxComment = wxString(comment, ascii ? *wxConvCurrent : SJISConv);
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemcardManager.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemcardManager.h
index cb001870d0..32f7e82dcf 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemcardManager.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemcardManager.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <wx/stattext.h>
 #include <wx/listctrl.h>
 #include <wx/imaglist.h>
+#include <wx/fontmap.h>
 
 #include "IniFile.h"
 #include "FileUtil.h"