diff --git a/xpfe/appshell/src/nsWebShellWindow.cpp b/xpfe/appshell/src/nsWebShellWindow.cpp
index b33ba04137c2..135a1e64cd0e 100644
--- a/xpfe/appshell/src/nsWebShellWindow.cpp
+++ b/xpfe/appshell/src/nsWebShellWindow.cpp
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ void nsWebShellWindow::SetTitleFromXUL()
     webshellElement = do_QueryInterface(webshellNode);
   if (webshellElement && windowWidget &&
       NS_SUCCEEDED(webshellElement->GetAttribute("title", windowTitle)))
-  SetTitle(windowTitle);
+  SetTitle(windowTitle.GetUnicode());
 } // SetTitleFromXUL
 
 
diff --git a/xpfe/appshell/src/nsWindowMediator.cpp b/xpfe/appshell/src/nsWindowMediator.cpp
index a8f9705be805..9dae3a9f62bc 100644
--- a/xpfe/appshell/src/nsWindowMediator.cpp
+++ b/xpfe/appshell/src/nsWindowMediator.cpp
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP  nsWindowMediator::UpdateWindowTitle( nsIWebShellWindow* inWindow,
             
             // Add new title             
 			nsCOMPtr<nsIRDFLiteral> newTitle;
-			if (NS_FAILED(rv = gRDFService->GetLiteral( inTitle, getter_AddRefs(newTitle))))
+			if (NS_FAILED(rv = gRDFService->GetLiteral( inTitle.GetUnicode(), getter_AddRefs(newTitle))))
 			{
 				NS_ERROR("unable to create literal for window name");
 				return rv;
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ nsresult nsWindowMediator::AddWindowToRDF( nsWindowInfo* ioWindowInfo )
 		
 	// Get the RDF literal and add it to our node 
 	nsCOMPtr<nsIRDFLiteral> windowTitleLiteral;
-	if (NS_FAILED(rv = gRDFService->GetLiteral( windowTitle, getter_AddRefs(windowTitleLiteral))))
+	if (NS_FAILED(rv = gRDFService->GetLiteral( windowTitle.GetUnicode(), getter_AddRefs(windowTitleLiteral))))
 	{
 		NS_ERROR("unable to create literal for window name");
 		return rv;