1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index 6dcf6551b6..c1be733e3e 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ proc load_current_branch {} {
 	global current_branch is_detached
 
 	set fd [open [gitdir HEAD] r]
+	fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding utf-8
 	if {[gets $fd ref] < 1} {
 		set ref {}
 	}