diff --git a/BlueBerry/Bundles/org.blueberry.ui.qt/src/application/berryQtWorkbenchAdvisor.cpp b/BlueBerry/Bundles/org.blueberry.ui.qt/src/application/berryQtWorkbenchAdvisor.cpp
index cbc0062635..4916ca0cb7 100755
--- a/BlueBerry/Bundles/org.blueberry.ui.qt/src/application/berryQtWorkbenchAdvisor.cpp
+++ b/BlueBerry/Bundles/org.blueberry.ui.qt/src/application/berryQtWorkbenchAdvisor.cpp
@@ -1,59 +1,61 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 BlueBerry Platform
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "berryQtWorkbenchAdvisor.h"
 #include "internal/berryQtGlobalEventFilter.h"
 #include "berryQtPreferences.h"
 
 #include <berryPlatform.h>
 #include <berryIPreferencesService.h>
 #include <berryIQtStyleManager.h>
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QTextCodec>
 
 #include <Poco/File.h>
 #include <Poco/FileStream.h>
 
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace berry
 {
 
 void QtWorkbenchAdvisor::Initialize(IWorkbenchConfigurer::Pointer configurer)
 {
   WorkbenchAdvisor::Initialize(configurer);
 
   IPreferencesService::Pointer prefService = Platform::GetServiceRegistry().GetServiceById<IPreferencesService>(
       IPreferencesService::ID);
   IPreferences::Pointer prefs = prefService->GetSystemPreferences()->Node(QtPreferences::QT_STYLES_NODE);
   QString styleName = QString::fromStdString(prefs->Get(QtPreferences::QT_STYLE_NAME, ""));
 
   IQtStyleManager::Pointer styleManager = Platform::GetServiceRegistry().GetServiceById<IQtStyleManager>(IQtStyleManager::ID);
   styleManager->SetStyle(styleName);
 
   QObject* eventFilter = new QtGlobalEventFilter(qApp);
   qApp->installEventFilter(eventFilter);
 
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
   // character strings should be interpreted as UTF-8 encoded strings
   // e.g. plugin.xml files are UTF-8 encoded
   QTextCodec* utf8Codec = QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8");
   QTextCodec::setCodecForCStrings(utf8Codec);
   QTextCodec::setCodecForTr(utf8Codec);
+#endif
 }
 
 }