gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/c_src/Makefile b/c_src/Makefile
index b9c045c..1e78b33 100644
--- a/c_src/Makefile
+++ b/c_src/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ $(LIB_DIR)/libjs.a: $(LIB_DIR)/libnspr4.a
        done
        @$(MAKE) -C $(JS_DIR)/src BUILD_OPT=1 JS_DIST=$(SYSTEM_DIR) \
                JS_THREADSAFE=1 \
-               XCFLAGS="-DHAVE_VA_COPY -DVA_COPY=va_copy $(CFLAGS)" \
+               XCFLAGS="-DJS_C_STRINGS_ARE_UTF8 -DHAVE_VA_COPY -DVA_COPY=va_copy $(CFLAGS)" \
                XLDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" \
                -f Makefile.ref
        @mkdir $(INC_DIR)/js