diff --git a/src/audiomixerboard.cpp b/src/audiomixerboard.cpp
index cd212354..d34a2718 100755
--- a/src/audiomixerboard.cpp
+++ b/src/audiomixerboard.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ std::string CAudioMixerBoard::GenFaderText ( CChannelShortInfo& ChanInfo )
     {
         // convert IP address to text and show it
         const QHostAddress addrTest ( ChanInfo.iIpAddr );
-        return std::string ( addrTest.toString().toLatin1() );
+        return std::string ( addrTest.toString().toStdString() );
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/channel.cpp b/src/channel.cpp
index 9bb6df40..bd532b13 100755
--- a/src/channel.cpp
+++ b/src/channel.cpp
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ for ( int i = 0; i < iCurNetwInBlSiFact * MIN_BLOCK_SIZE_SAMPLES; i++ ) {
             // log new connection
             CHostAddress address ( GetAddress() );
             qDebug() << CLogTimeDate::toString() << "Connected with IP " <<
-                address.InetAddr.toString().toLatin1();
+                address.InetAddr.toString();
 
             emit NewConnection();
         }
diff --git a/src/llconclientdlg.cpp b/src/llconclientdlg.cpp
index c916b085..6297150f 100755
--- a/src/llconclientdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/llconclientdlg.cpp
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ CLlconClientDlg::~CLlconClientDlg()
 void CLlconClientDlg::closeEvent ( QCloseEvent * Event )
 {
     // store IP address
-    pClient->strIPAddress = LineEditServerAddr->text().toLatin1();
+    pClient->strIPAddress = LineEditServerAddr->text().toStdString();
 
     // store fader tag
-    pClient->strName = LineEditFaderTag->text().toLatin1();
+    pClient->strName = LineEditFaderTag->text().toStdString();
 
     // default implementation of this event handler routine
     Event->accept();
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void CLlconClientDlg::OnOpenGeneralSettings()
 void CLlconClientDlg::OnFaderTagTextChanged ( const QString& strNewName )
 {
     // refresh internal name parameter
-    pClient->strName = strNewName.toLatin1();
+    pClient->strName = strNewName.toStdString();
 
     // update name at server
     pClient->SetRemoteName();
diff --git a/src/llconserverdlg.cpp b/src/llconserverdlg.cpp
index bac13b8a..8d747ce9 100755
--- a/src/llconserverdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/llconserverdlg.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void CLlconServerDlg::OnTimer()
         {
             // IP, port number
             vecpListViewItems[i]->setText ( 0, QString().sprintf ( "%s : %d",
-                vecHostAddresses[i].InetAddr.toString().toLatin1(),
+                vecHostAddresses[i].InetAddr.toString().toStdString(),
                 vecHostAddresses[i].iPort ) /* IP, port */);
 
             // name
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index c10ad847..b8186319 100755
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ public:
     {
         if ( bDoLogging )
         {
-            fprintf ( pFile, "%s\n", sNewStr.toLatin1() );
+            fprintf ( pFile, "%s\n", sNewStr.toStdString() );
             fflush ( pFile );
         }
     }