1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mg.c b/mg.c
index 721cfb9c34..bec0a82f72 100644
--- a/mg.c
+++ b/mg.c
@@ -1425,6 +1425,8 @@ Perl_magic_getsubstr(pTHX_ SV *sv, MAGIC *mg)
     if (rem + offs > len)
 	rem = len - offs;
     sv_setpvn(sv, tmps + offs, (STRLEN)rem);
+    if (DO_UTF8(lsv))
+        SvUTF8_on(sv);
     return 0;
 }