diff --git a/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter.cc b/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter.cc
index 5b621c793f33..30b3852a6902 100644
--- a/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter.cc
+++ b/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "base/strings/string_number_conversions.h"
 #include "base/strings/string_split.h"
 #include "content/public/common/content_switches.h"
+#include "base/strings/utf_string_conversions.h"
 
 namespace crash_reporter {
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ void CrashReporter::Start(const std::string& product_name,
 
 base::FilePath CrashReporter::GetCrashesDirectory(
     const std::string& product_name, const base::FilePath& temp_path) {
-  return temp_path.Append(product_name + " Crashes");
+  return temp_path.Append(base::UTF8ToUTF16(product_name + " Crashes"));
 }
 
 void CrashReporter::SetUploadParameters(const StringMap& parameters) {
diff --git a/atom/common/crash_reporter/win/crash_service_main.cc b/atom/common/crash_reporter/win/crash_service_main.cc
index c672c0e6209b..abeb2c1060e8 100644
--- a/atom/common/crash_reporter/win/crash_service_main.cc
+++ b/atom/common/crash_reporter/win/crash_service_main.cc
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int Main(const wchar_t* cmd) {
   // We use/create a directory under the user's temp folder, for logging.
   base::FilePath operating_dir(
       cmd_line.GetSwitchValueNative(kCrashesDirectory));
-  GetCrashServiceDirectory(operating_dir);
+  CreateCrashServiceDirectory(operating_dir);
   base::FilePath log_file = operating_dir.Append(kStandardLogFile);
 
   // Logging to stderr (to help with debugging failures on the