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index 78db15b185f0..3fbc730a26d6 100644
--- a/mail/thunderbird-devel/files/thunderbird.desktop.in
+++ b/mail/thunderbird-devel/files/thunderbird.desktop.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Icon=@THUNDERBIRD_ICON@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Application;Network;
+Encoding=UTF-8
diff --git a/mail/thunderbird-esr/files/thunderbird.desktop.in b/mail/thunderbird-esr/files/thunderbird.desktop.in
index 78db15b185f0..3fbc730a26d6 100644
--- a/mail/thunderbird-esr/files/thunderbird.desktop.in
+++ b/mail/thunderbird-esr/files/thunderbird.desktop.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Icon=@THUNDERBIRD_ICON@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Application;Network;
+Encoding=UTF-8
diff --git a/mail/thunderbird/files/thunderbird.desktop.in b/mail/thunderbird/files/thunderbird.desktop.in
index 78db15b185f0..3fbc730a26d6 100644
--- a/mail/thunderbird/files/thunderbird.desktop.in
+++ b/mail/thunderbird/files/thunderbird.desktop.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Icon=@THUNDERBIRD_ICON@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Application;Network;
+Encoding=UTF-8
diff --git a/mail/thunderbird3/files/thunderbird.desktop.in b/mail/thunderbird3/files/thunderbird.desktop.in
index 78db15b185f0..3fbc730a26d6 100644
--- a/mail/thunderbird3/files/thunderbird.desktop.in
+++ b/mail/thunderbird3/files/thunderbird.desktop.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Icon=@THUNDERBIRD_ICON@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Application;Network;
+Encoding=UTF-8
diff --git a/www/firefox-devel/files/firefox.desktop.in b/www/firefox-devel/files/firefox.desktop.in
index 229000828162..ea8e1fd9ad87 100644
--- a/www/firefox-devel/files/firefox.desktop.in
+++ b/www/firefox-devel/files/firefox.desktop.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Icon=@FIREFOX_ICON@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Application;Network;
+Encoding=UTF-8
diff --git a/www/firefox-esr/files/firefox.desktop.in b/www/firefox-esr/files/firefox.desktop.in
index 229000828162..ea8e1fd9ad87 100644
--- a/www/firefox-esr/files/firefox.desktop.in
+++ b/www/firefox-esr/files/firefox.desktop.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Icon=@FIREFOX_ICON@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Application;Network;
+Encoding=UTF-8
diff --git a/www/firefox/files/firefox.desktop.in b/www/firefox/files/firefox.desktop.in
index 229000828162..ea8e1fd9ad87 100644
--- a/www/firefox/files/firefox.desktop.in
+++ b/www/firefox/files/firefox.desktop.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Icon=@FIREFOX_ICON@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Application;Network;
+Encoding=UTF-8
diff --git a/www/firefox10/files/firefox.desktop.in b/www/firefox10/files/firefox.desktop.in
index 229000828162..ea8e1fd9ad87 100644
--- a/www/firefox10/files/firefox.desktop.in
+++ b/www/firefox10/files/firefox.desktop.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Icon=@FIREFOX_ICON@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Application;Network;
+Encoding=UTF-8
diff --git a/www/firefox15/files/firefox.desktop.in b/www/firefox15/files/firefox.desktop.in
index 229000828162..ea8e1fd9ad87 100644
--- a/www/firefox15/files/firefox.desktop.in
+++ b/www/firefox15/files/firefox.desktop.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Icon=@FIREFOX_ICON@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Application;Network;
+Encoding=UTF-8
diff --git a/www/firefox3-devel/files/firefox.desktop.in b/www/firefox3-devel/files/firefox.desktop.in
index 229000828162..ea8e1fd9ad87 100644
--- a/www/firefox3-devel/files/firefox.desktop.in
+++ b/www/firefox3-devel/files/firefox.desktop.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Icon=@FIREFOX_ICON@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Application;Network;
+Encoding=UTF-8
diff --git a/www/firefox35/files/firefox.desktop.in b/www/firefox35/files/firefox.desktop.in
index 229000828162..ea8e1fd9ad87 100644
--- a/www/firefox35/files/firefox.desktop.in
+++ b/www/firefox35/files/firefox.desktop.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Icon=@FIREFOX_ICON@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Application;Network;
+Encoding=UTF-8
diff --git a/www/firefox36/files/firefox.desktop.in b/www/firefox36/files/firefox.desktop.in
index 229000828162..ea8e1fd9ad87 100644
--- a/www/firefox36/files/firefox.desktop.in
+++ b/www/firefox36/files/firefox.desktop.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Icon=@FIREFOX_ICON@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Application;Network;
+Encoding=UTF-8
diff --git a/www/flock/files/firefox.desktop.in b/www/flock/files/firefox.desktop.in
index 229000828162..ea8e1fd9ad87 100644
--- a/www/flock/files/firefox.desktop.in
+++ b/www/flock/files/firefox.desktop.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Icon=@FIREFOX_ICON@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Application;Network;
+Encoding=UTF-8