diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index b010cb7fc..575abd58f 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+[encoding: UTF-8]
 src/bin/e_about.c
 src/bin/e_actions.c
 src/bin/e_alert.c