diff --git a/src/3rdparty/3rdparty.vcxproj b/src/3rdparty/3rdparty.vcxproj
index 98126a07d..9dd181349 100755
--- a/src/3rdparty/3rdparty.vcxproj
+++ b/src/3rdparty/3rdparty.vcxproj
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>./include/;./include/sqlite/;./win32_include/;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(ExternalCompilerOptions);WIN32;PDC_FORCE_UTF8;PDC_WIDE;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;SQLITE_THREADSAFE;PDCURSES_WINGUI;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(ExternalCompilerOptions);PDC_DISABLE_MULTIBYTE;WIN32;PDC_FORCE_UTF8;PDC_WIDE;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;SQLITE_THREADSAFE;PDCURSES_WINGUI;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>./include/;./include/sqlite/;./win32_include/;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(ExternalCompilerOptions);WIN32;PDC_FORCE_UTF8;PDC_WIDE;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;SQLITE_THREADSAFE;PDCURSES_WINGUI;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(ExternalCompilerOptions);PDC_DISABLE_MULTIBYTE;WIN32;PDC_FORCE_UTF8;PDC_WIDE;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;SQLITE_THREADSAFE;PDCURSES_WINGUI;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <FavorSizeOrSpeed>Speed</FavorSizeOrSpeed>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>./include/;./include/sqlite;./win32_include/;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(ExternalCompilerOptions);NDEBUG;WIN32;PDC_FORCE_UTF8;PDC_WIDE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;SQLITE_THREADSAFE;PDCURSES_WINGUI;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(ExternalCompilerOptions);PDC_DISABLE_MULTIBYTE;NDEBUG;WIN32;PDC_FORCE_UTF8;PDC_WIDE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;SQLITE_THREADSAFE;PDCURSES_WINGUI;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <FavorSizeOrSpeed>Speed</FavorSizeOrSpeed>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>./include/;./include/sqlite;./win32_include/;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(ExternalCompilerOptions);NDEBUG;WIN32;PDC_FORCE_UTF8;PDC_WIDE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;SQLITE_THREADSAFE;PDCURSES_WINGUI;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(ExternalCompilerOptions);PDC_DISABLE_MULTIBYTE;NDEBUG;WIN32;PDC_FORCE_UTF8;PDC_WIDE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;SQLITE_THREADSAFE;PDCURSES_WINGUI;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
diff --git a/src/3rdparty/win32_src/pdcurses/getch.c b/src/3rdparty/win32_src/pdcurses/getch.c
index 86fe231c3..c565b407f 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/win32_src/pdcurses/getch.c
+++ b/src/3rdparty/win32_src/pdcurses/getch.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ int PDC_return_key_modifiers(bool flag)
 
 int wgetch(WINDOW *win)
 {
-#ifndef PDC_WIDE
+#if !defined(PDC_WIDE) || defined(PDC_DISABLE_MULTIBYTE)
     return( _raw_wgetch( win));
 #else
     static unsigned char buffered[8];