diff --git a/modules/markdown-converter.pl b/modules/markdown-converter.pl
index 57dfba78..054278f1 100644
--- a/modules/markdown-converter.pl
+++ b/modules/markdown-converter.pl
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 use strict;
 use v5.10;
+use utf8;
 
 AddModuleDescription('markdown-converter.pl', 'Markdown Convert');