diff --git a/src/plugins/export/ExportGedcom.py b/src/plugins/export/ExportGedcom.py
index d0b16cfab..d2ac09a8a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/export/ExportGedcom.py
+++ b/src/plugins/export/ExportGedcom.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import libgedcom
 import Errors
 from ExportOptions import WriterOptionBox
 from gen.updatecallback import UpdateCallback
-from Utils import media_path_full
+from Utils import media_path_full, get_unicode_path
 import gen.proxy
 from QuestionDialog import ErrorDialog
 from PlaceUtils import conv_lat_lon
@@ -329,6 +329,8 @@ class GedcomWriter(UpdateCallback):
             textlist = textlines.split('\n')
             token_level = level
             for text in textlist:
+                # make it unicode so that breakup below does the right thin.
+                text = get_unicode_path(text)
                 if limit:
                     prefix = "\n%d CONC " % (level + 1)
                     txt = prefix.join(breakup(text, limit))