diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtcore/hbqt_hbslots.h b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtcore/hbqt_hbslots.h
index 7e851ade40..a3878c2b3a 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtcore/hbqt_hbslots.h
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtcore/hbqt_hbslots.h
@@ -308,11 +308,11 @@ public slots:
    void dateTimeChanged( const QDateTime & datetime );
    void timeChanged( const QTime & time );
    /* QApplication */
-   void commitDataRequest( QSessionManager & manager );
+//   void commitDataRequest( QSessionManager & manager );
    void focusChanged( QWidget * old, QWidget * now );
    void fontDatabaseChanged();
    void lastWindowClosed();
-   void saveStateRequest( QSessionManager & manager );
+//   void saveStateRequest( QSessionManager & manager );
    /* Latest */
 };
 
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/g/QApplication.cpp b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/g/QApplication.cpp
index b8061c0db7..2db84e0654 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/g/QApplication.cpp
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/g/QApplication.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static void hbqt_Init( void * cargo )
 {
    HB_SYMBOL_UNUSED( cargo );
 
-   QTextCodec *codec = QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
+   QTextCodec * codec = QTextCodec::codecForName( "UTF8" );
    QTextCodec::setCodecForTr( codec );
    QTextCodec::setCodecForCStrings( codec );
 
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/qth/QApplication.qth b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/qth/QApplication.qth
index 354b93725a..5b390a7db8 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/qth/QApplication.qth
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/qth/QApplication.qth
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static void hbqt_Init( void * cargo )
 {
    HB_SYMBOL_UNUSED( cargo );
 
-   QTextCodec *codec = QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
+   QTextCodec * codec = QTextCodec::codecForName( "UTF8" );
    QTextCodec::setCodecForTr( codec );
    QTextCodec::setCodecForCStrings( codec );