diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/compiler/projectcompiler.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/compiler/projectcompiler.cpp
index dc922806..3837dbf5 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/compiler/projectcompiler.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/compiler/projectcompiler.cpp
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ void ProjectCompiler::writeMakeObjFilesRules(QFile &file)
                 } else {
                     sourceEncoding = unit->realEncoding();
                 }
+                if (sourceEncoding==ENCODING_SYSTEM_DEFAULT)
+                    sourceEncoding = defaultSystemEncoding;
 
                 if (sourceEncoding!=targetEncoding) {
                     encodingStr = QString(" -finput-charset=%1 -fexec-charset=%2")
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/projectgeneralwidget.ui b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/projectgeneralwidget.ui
index ae18db5c..7a2d223b 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/projectgeneralwidget.ui
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/projectgeneralwidget.ui
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
             <set>QAbstractItemView::NoEditTriggers</set>
            </property>
            <property name="alternatingRowColors">
-            <bool>true</bool>
+            <bool>false</bool>
            </property>
            <property name="resizeMode">
             <enum>QListView::Fixed</enum>