diff --git a/request.c b/request.c
index 59fcdcb..bb70e47 100644
--- a/request.c
+++ b/request.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ parse_request(struct REQUEST *req)
 	    return;
 	}
 	strftime(req->mtime, sizeof(req->mtime), RFC1123, gmtime(&req->bst.st_mtime));
-	req->mime = "text/html";
+	req->mime = "text/html; charset=utf-8";
 	req->dir = get_dir(req,filename);
 	if (NULL == req->body) {
 	    /* We arrive here if opendir failed, probably due to -EPERM