1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/op.c b/op.c
index fdfdf27b93..6bb7876683 100644
--- a/op.c
+++ b/op.c
@@ -3401,7 +3401,7 @@ Perl_newSTATEOP(pTHX_ I32 flags, char *label, OP *o)
 	cop->op_ppaddr = PL_ppaddr[ OP_NEXTSTATE ];
     }
     cop->op_flags = flags;
-    cop->op_private = (PL_hints & HINT_UTF8);
+    cop->op_private = (PL_hints & (HINT_UTF8|HINT_BYTE));
 #ifdef NATIVE_HINTS
     cop->op_private |= NATIVE_HINTS;
 #endif