diff --git a/locale/columns.pot b/locale/columns.pot
index 3284c539..178e1c76 100644
--- a/locale/columns.pot
+++ b/locale/columns.pot
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: utf-8\n"
 
 #: core/gui/ignore_list_table.py:18 core/gui/ignore_list_table.py:19
 #: core/gui/problem_table.py:17
diff --git a/locale/core.pot b/locale/core.pot
index edf740e5..08f1ab38 100644
--- a/locale/core.pot
+++ b/locale/core.pot
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: utf-8\n"
 
 #: core/app.py:37
 msgid "There are no marked duplicates. Nothing has been done."
diff --git a/locale/ui.pot b/locale/ui.pot
index da4a4a07..3bb6cef4 100644
--- a/locale/ui.pot
+++ b/locale/ui.pot
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # 
 msgid ""
 msgstr "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: utf-8\n"
 
 #: cocoa/inter/app.py:15 qt/base/app.py:38
 msgid "Scanning for duplicates"