diff --git a/common/version.h.in b/common/version.h.in
index 25d6441210..392f0ddc0d 100644
--- a/common/version.h.in
+++ b/common/version.h.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #define VERSION "@VERSION@"
-#define MPVCOPYRIGHT "Copyright © 2000-2024 mpv/MPlayer/mplayer2 projects"
+#define MPVCOPYRIGHT_T(C) "Copyright " C " 2000-2024 mpv/MPlayer/mplayer2 projects"
+#define MPVCOPYRIGHT MPVCOPYRIGHT_T("\xC2\xA9")
+#define MPVCOPYRIGHT_W MPVCOPYRIGHT_T(L"\xA9")
 #ifndef NO_BUILD_TIMESTAMPS
 #define BUILDDATE __DATE__ " " __TIME__
 #else
diff --git a/osdep/mpv.rc b/osdep/mpv.rc
index 7deb785144..e0a20a2a25 100644
--- a/osdep/mpv.rc
+++ b/osdep/mpv.rc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
                 VALUE "CompanyName", "mpv"
                 VALUE "FileDescription", "mpv"
                 VALUE "FileVersion", VERSION
-                VALUE "LegalCopyright", MPVCOPYRIGHT
+                VALUE "LegalCopyright", MPVCOPYRIGHT_W
                 VALUE "OriginalFilename", "mpv.exe"
                 VALUE "ProductName", "mpv"
                 VALUE "ProductVersion", VERSION