diff --git a/src/quickfix.c b/src/quickfix.c
index 999c66e..17d8583 100644
--- a/src/quickfix.c
+++ b/src/quickfix.c
@@ -561,6 +561,10 @@
 	    break;
 
 	IObuff[CMDBUFFSIZE - 2] = NUL;  /* for very long lines */
+#ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
+	remove_bom(IObuff);
+#endif
+
 	if ((efmp = vim_strrchr(IObuff, '\n')) != NULL)
 	    *efmp = NUL;
 #ifdef USE_CRNL