diff --git a/common/file.cpp b/common/file.cpp
index 632d1696b..fc147c1f9 100644
--- a/common/file.cpp
+++ b/common/file.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ namespace fs = std::filesystem;
  */
 bool File::Exists(const std::string &name)
 {
-	return fs::exists(fs::path{name});
+	// fs::exists(fs::path{name}) does not work for Chinese characters in windows
+	std::ifstream f(name);
+	return f.good();
 }
 
 /**