diff --git a/gst/avi/gstavi.c b/gst/avi/gstavi.c
index 48c81002ac..2bd50753a8 100644
--- a/gst/avi/gstavi.c
+++ b/gst/avi/gstavi.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
   bindtextdomain (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "UTF-8");
 #endif /* ENABLE_NLS */
 
   if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "avidemux", GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
diff --git a/gst/qtdemux/quicktime.c b/gst/qtdemux/quicktime.c
index dc92fcff4d..97888345b0 100644
--- a/gst/qtdemux/quicktime.c
+++ b/gst/qtdemux/quicktime.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
   bindtextdomain (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "UTF-8");
 #endif /* ENABLE_NLS */
 
   /* ensure private tag is registered */