src/tool_parsecfg.c | 16 +++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/tool_parsecfg.c b/src/tool_parsecfg.c
index 651ec8e..406f774 100644
--- a/src/tool_parsecfg.c
+++ b/src/tool_parsecfg.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int parseconfig(const char *filename, struct GlobalConfig *global)
 
   if(!filename) {
     /* NULL means load .curlrc from homedir! */
-    char *curlrc = findfile(".curlrc", CURLRC_DOTSCORE);
+    char *curlrc = NULL; /* findfile(".curlrc", CURLRC_DOTSCORE); */
     if(curlrc) {
       file = fopen(curlrc, FOPEN_READTEXT);
       if(!file) {
@@ -66,14 +66,16 @@ int parseconfig(const char *filename, struct GlobalConfig *global)
     }
 #ifdef _WIN32 /* Windows */
     else {
-      char *fullp;
+      TCHAR *fullp;
       /* check for .curlrc then _curlrc in the dir of the executable */
-      file = Curl_execpath(".curlrc", &fullp);
-      if(!file)
-        file = Curl_execpath("_curlrc", &fullp);
+      file = Curl_execpath(TEXT(".curlrc"), &fullp);
       if(file)
-        /* this is the filename we read from */
-        filename = fullp;
+        filename = ".curlrc";
+      else {
+        file = Curl_execpath(TEXT("_curlrc"), &fullp);
+        if(file)
+          filename = "_curlrc";
+      }
     }
 #endif
   }