diff --git a/autoload/startify/fortune.vim b/autoload/startify/fortune.vim
index 1ef712e..77bb65a 100644
--- a/autoload/startify/fortune.vim
+++ b/autoload/startify/fortune.vim
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+scriptencoding utf-8
+
 " Variables {{{1
 let s:cow = [
       \ '       o',