diff --git a/nel/include/nel/gui/reflect.h b/nel/include/nel/gui/reflect.h
index 579a9418b..3f0b936a9 100644
--- a/nel/include/nel/gui/reflect.h
+++ b/nel/include/nel/gui/reflect.h
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@ namespace NLGUI
 					 UInt32,
 					 Float,
 					 String,
+#ifdef RYZOM_LUA_UCSTRING
 					 UCString,
+#endif
 					 StringRef,
+#ifdef RYZOM_LUA_UCSTRING
 					 UCStringRef,
+#endif
 					 RGBA,
 					 LuaMethod
 					}; // other types will be added when needed
@@ -79,9 +83,13 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			TGetUInt32		GetUInt32;
 			TGetFloat		GetFloat;
 			TGetString		GetString;
+#ifdef RYZOM_LUA_UCSTRING
 			TGetUCString	GetUCString;
+#endif
 			TGetStringRef	GetStringRef;
+#ifdef RYZOM_LUA_UCSTRING
 			TGetUCStringRef	GetUCStringRef;
+#endif
 			TGetRGBA		GetRGBA;
 			TLuaMethod		GetLuaMethod; // lua method can only be obtained, not written ...
 		} GetMethod;
@@ -92,7 +100,9 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			TSetUInt32		SetUInt32;
 			TSetFloat		SetFloat;
 			TSetString		SetString;
+#ifdef RYZOM_LUA_UCSTRING
 			TSetUCString	SetUCString;
+#endif
 			TSetRGBA		SetRGBA;
 		} SetMethod;
 		// name of the property
diff --git a/nel/src/gui/interface_expr_user_fct.cpp b/nel/src/gui/interface_expr_user_fct.cpp
index f5de62b6f..e2bb589e1 100644
--- a/nel/src/gui/interface_expr_user_fct.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/gui/interface_expr_user_fct.cpp
@@ -553,15 +553,19 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			case CReflectedProperty::String:
 				result.setString ((elem->*(pRP->GetMethod.GetString))());
 			break;
+#ifdef RYZOM_LUA_UCSTRING
 			case CReflectedProperty::UCString:
 				result.setString ((elem->*(pRP->GetMethod.GetUCString))().toUtf8());
 			break;
+#endif
 			case CReflectedProperty::StringRef:
 				result.setString ((elem->*(pRP->GetMethod.GetStringRef))());
 			break;
+#ifdef RYZOM_LUA_UCSTRING
 			case CReflectedProperty::UCStringRef:
 				result.setString ((elem->*(pRP->GetMethod.GetUCStringRef))().toUtf8());
 			break;
+#endif
 			case CReflectedProperty::RGBA:
 				result.setRGBA ((elem->*(pRP->GetMethod.GetRGBA))());
 			break;
diff --git a/nel/src/gui/interface_link.cpp b/nel/src/gui/interface_link.cpp
index c320f8c51..5b9bebb1f 100644
--- a/nel/src/gui/interface_link.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/gui/interface_link.cpp
@@ -117,18 +117,18 @@ namespace NLGUI
 					return false;
 				}
 			break;
+#ifdef RYZOM_LUA_UCSTRING
 			case CReflectedProperty::UCString:
 			case CReflectedProperty::UCStringRef:
-#ifdef RYZOM_LUA_UCSTRING
 				if (valueToAffect.toString())
 				{
 					(destElem.*(property.SetMethod.SetUCString))(ucstring::makeFromUtf8(valueToAffect.getString()));
 				}
 				else
-#endif
 				{
 					return false;
 				}
+#endif
 			break;
 			case CReflectedProperty::RGBA:
 				if (valueToAffect.toRGBA())
diff --git a/nel/src/gui/lua_ihm.cpp b/nel/src/gui/lua_ihm.cpp
index 9a6bacc3c..cdd87330c 100644
--- a/nel/src/gui/lua_ihm.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/gui/lua_ihm.cpp
@@ -1412,6 +1412,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			case CReflectedProperty::String:
 				ls.push( (reflectedObject.*(property.GetMethod.GetString))() );
 			break;
+#ifdef RYZOM_LUA_UCSTRING
 			case CReflectedProperty::UCString:
 			{
 				ucstring str = (reflectedObject.*(property.GetMethod.GetUCString))();
@@ -1434,6 +1435,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 	#endif
 			}
 			break;
+#endif
 			case CReflectedProperty::StringRef:
 				ls.push( (reflectedObject.*(property.GetMethod.GetStringRef))() );
 			break;
@@ -1508,6 +1510,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 					(target.*(property.SetMethod.SetString))(val);
 					return;
 				}
+#ifdef RYZOM_LUA_UCSTRING
 			case CReflectedProperty::UCString:
 			case CReflectedProperty::UCStringRef:
 				{
@@ -1532,6 +1535,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 					(target.*(property.SetMethod.SetUCString))(val);
 					return;
 				}
+#endif
 			case CReflectedProperty::RGBA:
 				{
 					CRGBA color;
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp
index 1ec84433f..d7eaa2969 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp
@@ -1863,8 +1863,9 @@ string getTarget(CCtrlBase * /* ctrl */, const string &targetName)
 	return "";
 }
 
+#ifdef RYZOM_LUA_UCSTRING
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ucstring getUCTarget(CCtrlBase * /* ctrl */, const string &targetName) // TODO: UTF-8 Lua
+ucstring getUCTarget(CCtrlBase * /* ctrl */, const string &targetName)
 {
 	string sTmp = targetName;
 	std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> targetsVector;
@@ -1884,6 +1885,7 @@ ucstring getUCTarget(CCtrlBase * /* ctrl */, const string &targetName) // TODO:
 		return ((elem->*(pRP->GetMethod.GetUCString))());
 	return ucstring(""); // TODO: UTF-8 Lua
 }
+#endif
 
 /*// Ask the server to rename a character
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1955,7 +1957,11 @@ public:
 		string sDBLink = getParam(Params, "dblink");
 		CharNameValidDBLink = sDBLink;
 
+#ifdef RYZOM_LUA_UCSTRING
 		string sName = getUCTarget(NULL,sTarget).toUtf8(); // TODO: UTF-8 Lua
+#else
+		string sName = getTarget(NULL, sTarget);
+#endif
 
 		CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 		if (sName.empty())