diff --git a/rc2mail.pl b/rc2mail.pl
index 1cd2f21a..746d1534 100644
--- a/rc2mail.pl
+++ b/rc2mail.pl
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ sub send_file {
   my ($id, $title, $item, @subscribers) = @_;
   return unless @subscribers;
   my $fh = File::Temp->new(SUFFIX => '.html');
+  binmode($fh, ":utf8");
   warn "No content for $title\n" unless $item->{description};
   my $link = $item->{link};
   my $sub = "$root?action=subscriptions";