diff --git a/beet b/beet
index e30c8b6eb..1c49295a1 100755
--- a/beet
+++ b/beet
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # This file is part of beets.
 # Copyright 2015, Adrian Sampson.