1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doop.c b/doop.c
index 9f0fa6466a..0c7abf46ca 100644
--- a/doop.c
+++ b/doop.c
@@ -697,6 +697,8 @@ Perl_do_sprintf(pTHX_ SV *sv, I32 len, SV **sarg)
     char *pat = SvPV(*sarg, patlen);
     bool do_taint = FALSE;
 
+    if (DO_UTF8(*sarg))
+        SvUTF8_on(sv);
     sv_vsetpvfn(sv, pat, patlen, Null(va_list*), sarg + 1, len - 1, &do_taint);
     SvSETMAGIC(sv);
     if (do_taint)