diff --git a/configuration.org b/configuration.org
index 8ebacf5..b0ebcc2 100644
--- a/configuration.org
+++ b/configuration.org
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ I set it up early so I can use it in ~use-package~ calls immediately.
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (defalias 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)
 #+END_SRC
+
+** Set UTF-8 as the default encoding
+
+Just to make sure, although most Linux DE does this for me.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(set-language-environment "UTF-8")
+(set-default-coding-systems 'utf-8)
+#+END_SRC
+
 * Set personal information
 
 ** Who am I?