diff --git a/stepmania/Data/Translations.xml b/stepmania/Data/Translations.xml
index fbf96314a2..7d4c911de2 100644
--- a/stepmania/Data/Translations.xml
+++ b/stepmania/Data/Translations.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<!-- 
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<!-- 
 # This file is UTF-8; to be readable, edit it in an editor capable
 # of UTF-8, such as Notepad in Windows 2000 and later.
 #