diff --git a/git_refs.py b/git_refs.py
index e0a85d7..3187783 100644
--- a/git_refs.py
+++ b/git_refs.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2009 The Android Open Source Project
 #