diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.cpp
index 0d1016b44f..c96daf99e3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ CLogWindow::CLogWindow(CFrame *parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString &, const wx
     , Parent(parent) , m_LogAccess(true)
 	, m_Log(NULL), m_cmdline(NULL), m_FontChoice(NULL)
 	, m_LogSection(1)
-	, m_CSConv(wxConvLocal)
+	, m_SJISConv(wxFONTENCODING_SHIFT_JIS)
 {
 	m_LogManager = LogManager::GetInstance();
 	for (int i = 0; i < LogTypes::NUMBER_OF_LOGS; ++i)
@@ -529,6 +529,6 @@ void CLogWindow::Log(LogTypes::LOG_LEVELS level, const char *text)
 	m_LogSection.Enter();
 	if (msgQueue.size() >= 100)
 		msgQueue.pop();
-	msgQueue.push(std::pair<u8, wxString>((u8)level, wxString(text, m_CSConv)));
+	msgQueue.push(std::pair<u8, wxString>((u8)level, wxString(text, m_SJISConv)));
 	m_LogSection.Leave();
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.h
index 5c8bf9932c..cde2e80aab 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ private:
 
 	Common::CriticalSection m_LogSection;
 
-	wxCSConv m_CSConv;
+	wxCSConv m_SJISConv;
 
 	DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()