1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pp.c b/pp.c
index ee9d47e90f..c0148b36a1 100644
--- a/pp.c
+++ b/pp.c
@@ -2933,6 +2933,8 @@ PP(pp_sprintf)
     dSP; dMARK; dORIGMARK; dTARGET;
     do_sprintf(TARG, SP-MARK, MARK+1);
     TAINT_IF(SvTAINTED(TARG));
+    if (DO_UTF8(*(MARK+1)))
+	SvUTF8_on(TARG);
     SP = ORIGMARK;
     PUSHTARG;
     RETURN;