diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 05879475..e5390f42 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 #include "vmainwindow.h"
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QTextCodec>
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+    QTextCodec *codec = QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF8");
+    if (codec) {
+        QTextCodec::setCodecForLocale(codec);
+    }
     VMainWindow w;
     w.show();