diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/rapps/loaddlg.c b/reactos/base/applications/rapps/loaddlg.c
index 03ad39ccf93..316c86b4f5d 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/rapps/loaddlg.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/rapps/loaddlg.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ ThreadFunc(LPVOID Context)
     /* run it */
     if (!bCab)
     {
-        ShellExecute( NULL, L"open", path, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL );
+        ShellExecuteW( NULL, L"open", path, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL );
     }
 end:
     CloseHandle(hOut);