diff --git a/data/localization/EN.cpp b/data/localization/EN.cpp
index c53d0b89c..f8b953a57 100644
--- a/data/localization/EN.cpp
+++ b/data/localization/EN.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ struct LocaleEN : public Locale
 	{
 		return
 			U"\blThe Powder Toy - Version " MTOS(SAVE_VERSION) "." MTOS(MINOR_VERSION) " - https://powdertoy.co.uk, irc.freenode.net #powder\n"
-			"\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\n"
+			U"\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\uE069\n"
 			"\n"
 			"\bgControl+C/V/X are Copy, Paste and cut respectively.\n"
 			"\bgTo choose a material, hover over one of the icons on the right, it will show a selection of elements in that group.\n"
diff --git a/src/gui/interface/DropDown.cpp b/src/gui/interface/DropDown.cpp
index 9c40964ea..58bde10d2 100644
--- a/src/gui/interface/DropDown.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/interface/DropDown.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ std::pair<String, int> DropDown::GetOption()
 	{
 		return options[optionIndex];
 	}
-	return std::pair<String, int>("", -1);
+	return std::pair<String, int>(""_ascii, -1);
 }
 
 void DropDown::SetOption(String option)