diff --git a/src/utilities/gstat/dba.epp b/src/utilities/gstat/dba.epp
index c37f9891be2..3171cc6e87e 100644
--- a/src/utilities/gstat/dba.epp
+++ b/src/utilities/gstat/dba.epp
@@ -635,6 +635,9 @@ int gstat(Firebird::UtilSvc* uSvc)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (uSvc->utf8FileNames())
+		ISC_utf8ToSystem(fileName);
+
 	expandDatabaseName(fileName, tempStr, NULL);
 	fileName = tempStr;