diff --git a/src/platform/StdRegistry.cpp b/src/platform/StdRegistry.cpp
index 5060f00e2..60624b524 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdRegistry.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/StdRegistry.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ bool SetRegistryString(const char *szSubKey,
 	if ((qerr=RegCreateKeyExW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
 	                         GetWideChar(szSubKey),
 	                         0,
-	                         L"",
+	                         NULL,
 	                         REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE,
 	                         KEY_ALL_ACCESS,
 	                         NULL,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static bool SetRegClassesRoot(const wchar_t *szSubKey,
 	if ((qerr=RegCreateKeyExW(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT,
 	                         szSubKey,
 	                         0,
-	                         L"",
+	                         NULL,
 	                         REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE,
 	                         KEY_ALL_ACCESS,
 	                         NULL,
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ void StdCompilerConfigWrite::CreateKey(HKEY hParent)
 	// Open/Create registry key
 	if (RegCreateKeyExW(hParent ? hParent : pKey->Parent->Handle,
 	                   pKey->Name.GetWideChar(),
-	                   0, L"", REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE,
+	                   0, NULL, REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE,
 	                   KEY_WRITE, NULL,
 	                   &pKey->Handle, NULL) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
 		excCorrupt("Could not create key %s!", pKey->Name.getData());