diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index e41731d1b..3f150ade2 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ endif()
 
 find_package(PkgConfig)
 
+# homebrew does not support universal binaries, disable external deps if it is in use
+if(APPLE)
+  find_program(HOMEBREW brew)
+  if (HOMEBREW)
+    set(PKGCONFIG_FOUND FALSE)
+    mark_as_advanced(PKGCONFIG_FOUND)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 if(PKGCONFIG_FOUND)
   pkg_check_modules(FLUIDSYNTH IMPORTED_TARGET fluidsynth)
   pkg_check_modules(SNDFILE IMPORTED_TARGET sndfile)
@@ -118,8 +127,9 @@ function(set_common_target_properties TARGET)
       POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
   )
 
-  if(APPLE AND NOT $ENV{HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE})
+  if(APPLE)
     set_property(${TARGET} PROPERTY APPEND OSX_ARCHITECTURES arm64)
+    set_property(${TARGET} PROPERTY APPEND OSX_ARCHITECTURES x86_64)
   endif()
 endfunction()
 
@@ -488,6 +498,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(carla-ysfx
     NSEEL_ATOF=ysfx_wdl_atof
     WDL_FFT_REALSIZE=8
     WDL_LINEPARSE_ATOF=ysfx_wdl_atof
+    WDL_WIN32_UTF8_NO_UI_IMPL
     YSFX_API=
     YSFX_NO_GFX
     YSFX_NO_STANDARD_MUTEX
@@ -495,9 +506,16 @@ target_compile_definitions(carla-ysfx
     $<$<NOT:$<BOOL:${MINGW}>>:_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64>
 )
 
+# NOTE ugly -U /U due to cmake not supporting `target_remove_definitions`
+# see https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/19796
+
 target_compile_options(carla-ysfx
   PRIVATE
+    $<$<BOOL:${MINGW}>:-UUNICODE>
+    $<$<BOOL:${MINGW}>:-U_UNICODE>
     $<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:/wd4297>
+    $<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:/UUNICODE>
+    $<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:/U_UNICODE>
     $<$<C_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:-Wno-extra>
     $<$<C_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:-Wno-ignored-attributes>
     $<$<C_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:-Wno-unused-function>
diff --git a/source/frontend/pluginlist/pluginlistdialog.cpp b/source/frontend/pluginlist/pluginlistdialog.cpp
index 39fd8eda1..8d3385052 100644
--- a/source/frontend/pluginlist/pluginlistdialog.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/pluginlist/pluginlistdialog.cpp
@@ -939,11 +939,13 @@ struct PluginListDialog::Self {
         static_cast<PluginListDialog::Self*>(ptr)->discoveryCallback(info, sha1sum);
     }
 
-    bool checkCacheCallback(const char* const filename, const char* const sha1sum)
+    bool checkCacheCallback(const char*, const char* const sha1sum)
     {
         if (sha1sum == nullptr)
             return false;
 
+        // TODO check filename
+
         const QString key = QString("PluginCache/%1").arg(sha1sum);
         const QSafeSettings settings("falkTX", "CarlaDatabase2");
 
@@ -1085,6 +1087,7 @@ struct PluginListDialog::Self {
             }
             // fall-through
         case PLUGIN_SFZ:
+        default:
             // the end
             reAddPlugins();
             return true;
diff --git a/source/modules/ysfx/Makefile b/source/modules/ysfx/Makefile
index eace67e44..faa4dc610 100644
--- a/source/modules/ysfx/Makefile
+++ b/source/modules/ysfx/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ YSFX_FLAGS += -DEELSCRIPT_NO_LICE
 YSFX_FLAGS += -DNSEEL_ATOF=ysfx_wdl_atof
 YSFX_FLAGS += -DWDL_FFT_REALSIZE=8
 YSFX_FLAGS += -DWDL_LINEPARSE_ATOF=ysfx_wdl_atof
+YSFX_FLAGS += -DWDL_WIN32_UTF8_NO_UI_IMPL
 YSFX_FLAGS += -DYSFX_API=
 YSFX_FLAGS += -DYSFX_NO_STANDARD_MUTEX
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ YSFX_FLAGS += -DEEL_TARGET_PORTABLE
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(WINDOWS),true)
-YSFX_FLAGS += -DNOMINMAX
+YSFX_FLAGS += -DNOMINMAX -UUNICODE -U_UNICODE
 else
 # Not compatible with MingGW
 YSFX_FLAGS += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64