1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/qga/commands-win32.c b/qga/commands-win32.c
index 1086ac92a8..2df1e2d61b 100644
--- a/qga/commands-win32.c
+++ b/qga/commands-win32.c
@@ -1323,8 +1323,10 @@ get_net_error_message(gint error)
     if (msg != NULL) {
         nchars = wcslen(msg);
 
-        if (nchars > 2 && msg[nchars-1] == '\n' && msg[nchars-2] == '\r') {
-            msg[nchars-2] = '\0';
+        if (nchars > 2 &&
+            msg[nchars - 1] == L'\n' &&
+            msg[nchars - 2] == L'\r') {
+            msg[nchars - 2] = L'\0';
         }
 
         retval = g_utf16_to_utf8(msg, -1, NULL, NULL, NULL);