diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Makefile.am b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Makefile.am
index 4f4e302ea5..9fe60570f5 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Makefile.am
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 INCLUDES = \
 -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/ecore \
+-I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/ecore_txt \
 -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/ecore_job \
 @x_cflags@
 
 libecore_x_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:0 \
 -L$(top_builddir)/src/lib/ecore/.libs \
+-L$(top_builddir)/src/lib/ecore_txt/.libs
 -L$(top_builddir)/src/lib/ecore_job/.libs
 
 if BUILD_ECORE_X
@@ -29,12 +31,14 @@ ecore_x_private.h
 
 libecore_x_la_LIBADD = \
 $(top_builddir)/src/lib/ecore/libecore.la \
+$(top_builddir)/src/lib/ecore_job/libecore_txt.la \
 $(top_builddir)/src/lib/ecore_job/libecore_job.la \
 @x_ldflags@ \
 @x_libs@
 
 libecore_x_la_DEPENDENCIES = \
 $(top_builddir)/src/lib/ecore/libecore.la \
+$(top_builddir)/src/lib/ecore_job/libecore_txt.la \
 $(top_builddir)/src/lib/ecore_job/libecore_job.la
 
 endif
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_events.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_events.c
index 399042dcfc..f643eddc86 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_events.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_events.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ _ecore_x_event_handle_key_press(XEvent *xevent)
    if (val > 0)
      {
 	buf[val] = 0;
-	e->key_compose = strdup(buf);
+	e->key_compose = ecore_txt_convert("LATIN1", "UTF-8", buf);
      }
    else e->key_compose = NULL;
    keyname = XKeysymToString(sym);
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ _ecore_x_event_handle_key_release(XEvent *xevent)
    if (val > 0)
      {
 	buf[val] = 0;
-	e->key_compose = strdup(buf);
+	e->key_compose = ecore_txt_convert("LATIN1", "UTF-8", buf);
      }
    else e->key_compose = NULL;
    keyname = XKeysymToString(sym);