diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py
index dd6b68da0..6d4475d45 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ 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)