diff --git a/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim b/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim
index be8a685..db827f5 100644
--- a/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim
+++ b/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+scriptencoding utf8
+
 let s:nomodeline = (v:version > 703 || (v:version == 703 && has('patch442'))) ? '<nomodeline>' : ''
 
 let s:hunk_re = '^@@ -\(\d\+\),\?\(\d*\) +\(\d\+\),\?\(\d*\) @@'
@@ -405,5 +407,3 @@ endfunction
 function! s:save_last_seen_change(bufnr) abort
   call gitgutter#utility#setbufvar(a:bufnr, 'tick', getbufvar(a:bufnr, 'changedtick'))
 endfunction
-
-