diff --git a/haskell-font-lock.el b/haskell-font-lock.el
index 8360c7dd0..f74394923 100644
--- a/haskell-font-lock.el
+++ b/haskell-font-lock.el
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ on an uppercase identifier."
 (provide 'haskell-font-lock)
 
 ;; Local Variables:
-;; coding: utf-8-unix
+;; coding: utf-8
 ;; tab-width: 8
 ;; End: