diff --git a/compressor/filters/cssmin/rcssmin.py b/compressor/filters/cssmin/rcssmin.py
index ff8e273..ab5d390 100644
--- a/compressor/filters/cssmin/rcssmin.py
+++ b/compressor/filters/cssmin/rcssmin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: ascii -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # Copyright 2011, 2012
 # Andr\xe9 Malo or his licensors, as applicable
diff --git a/compressor/filters/jsmin/rjsmin.py b/compressor/filters/jsmin/rjsmin.py
index 6eedf2f..f359c5d 100755
--- a/compressor/filters/jsmin/rjsmin.py
+++ b/compressor/filters/jsmin/rjsmin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: ascii -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # Copyright 2011 - 2013
 # Andr\xe9 Malo or his licensors, as applicable