diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/wordpad/wordpad.c b/reactos/base/applications/wordpad/wordpad.c
index 0fb22b40847..9bdd33f1438 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/wordpad/wordpad.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/wordpad/wordpad.c
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ static LRESULT OnNotify( HWND hWnd, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
         sprintf( buf,"selection = %d..%d, line count=%ld",
                  pSC->chrg.cpMin, pSC->chrg.cpMax,
         SendMessage(hwndEditor, EM_GETLINECOUNT, 0, 0));
-        SetWindowText(GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_STATUSBAR), buf);
+        SetWindowTextA(GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_STATUSBAR), buf);
         SendMessage(hWnd, WM_USER, 0, 0);
         return 1;
     }
@@ -2528,8 +2528,11 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPara
 
     return 0;
 }
-
-int CALLBACK WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hOldInstance, LPSTR szCmdParagraph, int nCmdShow)
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__REACTOS__)
+int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hOldInstance, LPSTR szCmdParagraph, int nCmdShow)
+#else
+int WINAPI _tWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hOldInstance, LPTSTR szCmdParagraph, int nCmdShow)
+#endif
 {
     INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX classes = {8, ICC_BAR_CLASSES|ICC_COOL_CLASSES|ICC_USEREX_CLASSES};
     HACCEL hAccel;
diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/wordpad/wordpad.rbuild b/reactos/base/applications/wordpad/wordpad.rbuild
index 586227095c7..0663c07759b 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/wordpad/wordpad.rbuild
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/wordpad/wordpad.rbuild
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!DOCTYPE module SYSTEM "../../../tools/rbuild/project.dtd">
-<module name="wordpad" type="win32gui" installbase="system32" installname="wordpad.exe" allowwarnings="true">
+<module name="wordpad" type="win32gui" installbase="system32" installname="wordpad.exe" allowwarnings="true" unicode="yes">
 	<include base="wordpad">.</include>
-	<define name="UNICODE" />
-	<define name="_UNICODE" />
 	<define name="_WIN32_IE">0x0600</define>
 	<define name="_WIN32_WINNT">0x0501</define>
 	<library>comdlg32</library>