1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/loader2/loader.c b/loader2/loader.c
index b8dae9adc..c9cbab35f 100644
--- a/loader2/loader.c
+++ b/loader2/loader.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 #include <syslog.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+/* I hate slang */
+#include <slang/slang.h>
+
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -203,6 +206,10 @@ void initializeConsole(moduleList modLoaded, moduleDeps modDeps,
     /* enable UTF-8 console */
     printf("\033%%G");
     fflush(stdout);
+
+    /* hack around the fact that slang doesn't auto-set UTF-8 mode #174761 */
+    SLutf8_enable(1);
+
     isysLoadFont();
     if (!FL_TESTING(flags))
         isysSetUnicodeKeymap();
@@ -1236,7 +1243,6 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
 
     memset(&loaderData, 0, sizeof(loaderData));
 
-
     extraArgs[0] = NULL;
     flags = parseCmdLineFlags(flags, &loaderData, cmdLine);