diff --git a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
index 9b4df5d..5a1abe5 100644
--- a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
+++ b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 "
 " SECTION: Script init stuff {{{1
 "============================================================
+scriptencoding utf-8
+
 if exists('loaded_nerd_tree')
     finish
 endif