diff --git a/modules/TDEL10n.cmake b/modules/TDEL10n.cmake
index c960bdb..f45cc53 100644
--- a/modules/TDEL10n.cmake
+++ b/modules/TDEL10n.cmake
@@ -575,8 +575,8 @@ macro( tde_l10n_create_template )
       set( _withPotHeader "--foreign-user" )
     endif( )
     execute_process(
-      COMMAND ${XGETTEXT_EXECUTABLE} ${_withPotHeader} -C
-        -c -ki18n -o - ${_desktops}
+      COMMAND ${XGETTEXT_EXECUTABLE} ${_withPotHeader}
+        --from-code=UTF-8 -C -c -ki18n -o - ${_desktops}
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE _potDesktop
     )