diff --git a/src/cdrom/cdrom_image.c b/src/cdrom/cdrom_image.c
index 9a653b310..f8f7536e6 100644
--- a/src/cdrom/cdrom_image.c
+++ b/src/cdrom/cdrom_image.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ image_open_abort(cdrom_t *dev)
     cdrom_image_close(dev);
     dev->ops = NULL;
     dev->host_drive = 0;
+    dev->image_path[0] = 0;
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_d3d9renderer.cpp b/src/qt/qt_d3d9renderer.cpp
index 96718a4a2..b4269d2e7 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_d3d9renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_d3d9renderer.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ void D3D9Renderer::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
     dstRect.left = destination.left();
     dstRect.right = destination.right();
     d3d9dev->BeginScene();
+    d3d9dev->Clear(0, nullptr, D3DCLEAR_TARGET, 0xFF000000, 0, 0);
     while (surfaceInUse) {}
     surfaceInUse = true;
     d3d9dev->StretchRect(d3d9surface, &srcRect, backbuffer, &dstRect, video_filter_method == 0 ? D3DTEXF_POINT : D3DTEXF_LINEAR);
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_platform.cpp b/src/qt/qt_platform.cpp
index 8aa85fb9c..8a41769a9 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_platform.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_platform.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ plat_fopen(const char *path, const char *mode)
 FILE *
 plat_fopen64(const char *path, const char *mode)
 {
-    return fopen(path, mode);
+    return fopen(QString::fromUtf8(path).toLocal8Bit(), mode);
 }
 
 int