diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
index 2aa6c48f..fb4fc4ea 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ void scripting::load_entity_script(const scriptenv& penv, const EntityDef& def,
     auto L = lua::get_main_thread();
     std::string src = files::read_string(file);
     logger.info() << "script (entity) " << file.u8string();
-    lua::loadbuffer(L, 0, src, file);
+    lua::loadbuffer(L, 0, src, file.u8string());
     lua::store_in(L, lua::CHUNKS_TABLE, def.scriptName);
 }