diff --git a/src/mmg/mmg.cpp b/src/mmg/mmg.cpp
index d4ef4d5df..ddf8a7e99 100644
--- a/src/mmg/mmg.cpp
+++ b/src/mmg/mmg.cpp
@@ -431,24 +431,33 @@ strip(vector<wxString> &v,
 
 string
 to_utf8(const wxString &src) {
-  char *utf8;
   string retval;
 
 #if WXUNICODE
+  char *utf8;
   int len;
 
   len = wxConvUTF8.WC2MB(NULL, src.c_str(), 0);
   utf8 = (char *)safemalloc(len + 1);
   wxConvUTF8.WC2MB(utf8, src.c_str(), len + 1);
-#else
-  utf8 = to_utf8_c(cc_local_utf8, src);
-#endif
   retval = utf8;
   safefree(utf8);
+#else
+  retval = to_utf8(cc_local_utf8, src.c_str());
+#endif
 
   return retval;
 }
 
+wxString
+from_utf8(const wxString &src) {
+#if WXUNICODE
+  return src;
+#else
+  return wxString(from_utf8(cc_local_utf8, src.c_str()).c_str());
+#endif
+}
+
 wxString
 unescape(const wxString &src) {
   wxString dst;
diff --git a/src/mmg/mmg.h b/src/mmg/mmg.h
index 046688850..5e6f8770e 100644
--- a/src/mmg/mmg.h
+++ b/src/mmg/mmg.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ wxString join(const wxString &pattern, vector<wxString> &strings);
 wxString &strip(wxString &s, bool newlines = false);
 vector<wxString> & strip(vector<wxString> &v, bool newlines = false);
 string to_utf8(const wxString &src);
+wxString from_utf8(const wxString &src);
 wxString UTFstring_to_wxString(const UTFstring &u);
 wxString unescape(const wxString &src);
 wxString format_date_time(time_t date_time);
diff --git a/src/mmg/tab_input.cpp b/src/mmg/tab_input.cpp
index e0bfb6e7d..abe22c3a4 100644
--- a/src/mmg/tab_input.cpp
+++ b/src/mmg/tab_input.cpp
@@ -634,21 +634,6 @@ tab_input::enable_ar_controls(mmg_track_t *track) {
   rb_display_dimensions->SetValue(!ar_enabled);
 }
 
-static wxString
-from_utf8(const wxString &src) {
-#if WXUNICODE
-  return src;
-#else
-  wxString retval;
-  char *local;
-
-  local = from_utf8_c(cc_local_utf8, src.c_str());
-  retval = local;
-  safefree(local);
-  return retval;
-#endif
-}
-
 void
 tab_input::on_add_file(wxCommandEvent &evt) {
   wxString media_files;