diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index e085205..e705e3b 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ if [ -z "${LINKGEN_NO_DEFAULT}" ]; then
 <html>
         <head>
                 <title>Redirecting to nowhere</title>
+                <meta charset="UTF-8"/>
         </head>
         <body>
 		<center>
diff --git a/template.html b/template.html
index e1acd41..47b918e 100644
--- a/template.html
+++ b/template.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <html>
 	<head>
 		<title>Redirecting to _TITLE_</title>
+		<meta charset="UTF-8"/>
 		<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=_RDURL_"/>
 	</head>
 	<body>
