@@ -100,11 +100,13 @@
 		if (dn_expand(ns_msg_base(handle), ns_msg_end(handle),
 		    (uint8_t*)&rdata[3], buffer, NS_MAXDNAME) < 1)
 			@throw [OFInitializationFailedException
 			    newWithClass: isa];
 
-		target = [[OFString alloc] initWithCString: buffer];
+		target = [[OFString alloc]
+		    initWithCString: buffer
+			   encoding: OF_STRING_ENCODING_NATIVE];
 	} @catch (id e) {
 		[self release];
 		@throw e;
 	}
 
@@ -211,12 +213,13 @@
 			    newWithClass: isa
 				  socket: nil
 				    host: domain];
 
 		answer = [self allocMemoryWithSize: of_pagesize];
-		answerLen = res_nsearch(&resState, [request cString], ns_c_in,
-		    ns_t_srv, answer, (int)of_pagesize);
+		answerLen = res_nsearch(&resState, [request cStringWithEncoding:
+		    OF_STRING_ENCODING_NATIVE], ns_c_in, ns_t_srv, answer,
+		    (int)of_pagesize);
 
 		if ((answerLen == -1) && ((h_errno == HOST_NOT_FOUND) ||
 		    (h_errno == NO_DATA)))
 			return;