diff --git a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/String.bf b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/String.bf
index 4bc264e2..3425e7b4 100644
--- a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/String.bf
+++ b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/String.bf
@@ -4107,18 +4107,21 @@ namespace System
 		public mixin ToScopedNativeWChar()
 		{
 			int encodedLen = UTF16.GetEncodedLen(this);
-			char16* buf;
+			c_wchar* buf;
 			if (encodedLen < 128)
 			{
-				buf = scope:mixin char16[encodedLen+1]* ( ? );
+				buf = scope:mixin c_wchar[encodedLen+1]* ( ? );
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				buf = new char16[encodedLen+1]* ( ? );
+				buf = new c_wchar[encodedLen+1]* ( ? );
 				defer:mixin delete buf;
 			}
 
-			UTF16.Encode(this, buf, encodedLen);
+			if (sizeof(c_wchar) == 2)
+				UTF16.Encode(this, (.)buf, encodedLen);
+			else
+				UTF32.Encode(this, (.)buf, encodedLen);
 			buf[encodedLen] = 0;
 			buf
 		}