diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 564b3df8..d3ce86f2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
 endif()
 
 add_definitions(/D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS)
-add_definitions(/UUNICODE)
+add_definitions(/DUNICODE)
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
diff --git a/RandomX/CMakeLists.txt b/RandomX/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c248495..c0008321 100644
--- a/RandomX/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/RandomX/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,3 +78,5 @@ set_property(TARGET randomx PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 # cheat because cmake and ccache hate each other
 set_property(SOURCE src/jit_compiler_x86_static.S PROPERTY LANGUAGE C)
+
+add_definitions(/UUNICODE)
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