diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py
index fbf4907a7..fdaa896b9 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ class AddTorrentDialog(component.Component):
         new_row = None
 
         for filename in filenames:
+            # Convert the path to unicode
+            filename = unicode(filename)
+
             # Get the torrent data from the torrent file
             try:
                 info = deluge.ui.common.TorrentInfo(filename)