1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 65fdf68..e2c50a1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ check: export PBUILDER_CHECKOUT := $(CURDIR)
 check:
 	# syntax check
 	$(foreach script,$(CHECK_SCRIPTS),bash -n $(script)$(newline))
-	$(foreach mp,$(CHECK_MANPAGES),LANG=C MANWIDTH=80 man --warnings -E UTF-8 -l $(mp) >/dev/null$(newline))
+	$(foreach mp,$(CHECK_MANPAGES),LANG=C MANWIDTH=80 man --warnings -l $(mp) >/dev/null$(newline))
 	# testsuite
 	$(foreach test,$(wildcard ./test_*),$(test)$(newline))