diff --git a/src/ui.c b/src/ui.c
index 372e037..4a4506e 100644
--- a/src/ui.c
+++ b/src/ui.c
@@ -2119,7 +2119,13 @@
 	text_prop.encoding = *type;
 	text_prop.format = *format;
 	text_prop.nitems = len;
-	status = XmbTextPropertyToTextList(X_DISPLAY, &text_prop,
+#ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
+	if (*type == utf8_atom)
+	    status = Xutf8TextPropertyToTextList(X_DISPLAY, &text_prop,
+							 &text_list, &n_text);
+	else
+#endif
+	    status = XmbTextPropertyToTextList(X_DISPLAY, &text_prop,
 							 &text_list, &n_text);
 	if (status != Success || n_text < 1)
 	{