diff --git a/src/fl_font_x.cxx b/src/fl_font_x.cxx
index 46f7eeefd..646cbd281 100644
--- a/src/fl_font_x.cxx
+++ b/src/fl_font_x.cxx
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ char* fl_find_fontsize(char* name) {
   return r;
 }
 
-const char* fl_encoding = "iso8859-1";
+//const char* fl_encoding = "iso8859-1";
+const char* fl_encoding = "iso10646-1";
 
 // return true if this matches fl_encoding:
 int fl_correct_encoding(const char* name) {