diff --git a/public/client/TracySysTrace.cpp b/public/client/TracySysTrace.cpp
index a0323800..93df01a0 100644
--- a/public/client/TracySysTrace.cpp
+++ b/public/client/TracySysTrace.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ bool SysTraceStart( int64_t& samplingPeriod )
 
     s_pid = GetCurrentProcessId();
 
-    session = etw::StartPrivateKernelSession(TEXT("TracySysTrace"));
+    session = etw::StartPrivateKernelSession( "TracySysTrace" );
     if (session.handle == 0)
         return false;
 
diff --git a/public/client/windows/TracyETW.cpp b/public/client/windows/TracyETW.cpp
index b2e31211..e68b9e66 100644
--- a/public/client/windows/TracyETW.cpp
+++ b/public/client/windows/TracyETW.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ static ULONG EnableStackWalk(Session& session, GUID EventGuid, UCHAR Opcode) {
     return ETWError(status);
 }
 
-static Session StartPrivateKernelSession(const TCHAR* name) {
+static Session StartPrivateKernelSession( const CHAR* name )
+{
     Session session = {};
 
     size_t maxlen = std::size(session.name);