diff --git a/xbmc/Util.cpp b/xbmc/Util.cpp
index c3563481b2631..e176ea1a60939 100644
--- a/xbmc/Util.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/Util.cpp
@@ -2025,8 +2025,11 @@ void CUtil::ScanForExternalSubtitles(const std::string& strMovie, std::vector<st
       {
         std::string strSubtitlePath;
         URIUtils::Split(items[j]->GetPath(), strSubtitlePath, strItem);
+
+        // Make sure filename uses the correct encoding
+        std::string strMovieFileNameNoExt2 = URIUtils::ChangeBasePath(strMoviePath, strMovieFileNameNoExt, strSubtitlePath, false);
         
-        if (StringUtils::StartsWithNoCase(strItem, strMovieFileNameNoExt)
+        if (StringUtils::StartsWithNoCase(strItem, strMovieFileNameNoExt2)
           || (!isoFileNameNoExt.empty() && StringUtils::StartsWithNoCase(strItem, isoFileNameNoExt)))
         {
           // is this a rar or zip-file
@@ -2053,8 +2056,11 @@ void CUtil::ScanForExternalSubtitles(const std::string& strMovie, std::vector<st
           // is this a rar or zip-file
           if (URIUtils::IsRAR(strItem) || URIUtils::IsZIP(strItem))
           {
+            // Make sure filename uses the correct encoding
+            std::string strMovieFileNameNoExt2 = URIUtils::ChangeBasePath(strMoviePath, strMovieFileNameNoExt, "", false);
+
             // check strMovieFileNameNoExt in zip-file
-            ScanArchiveForSubtitles( items[j]->GetPath(), strMovieFileNameNoExt, vecSubtitles );
+            ScanArchiveForSubtitles(items[j]->GetPath(), strMovieFileNameNoExt2, vecSubtitles );
           }
         }
       }