--- slang-2.0.5/src/slsmg.c.rasold	2005-12-02 12:54:03.000000000 +0100
+++ slang-2.0.5/src/slsmg.c	2005-12-02 12:57:49.000000000 +0100
@@ -1500,8 +1500,10 @@
    if (Smg_Inited)
      SLsmg_reset_smg ();
 
-   if (UTF8_Mode == -1)
+   if (UTF8_Mode == -1){
+     SLutf8_enable (-1);
      UTF8_Mode = _pSLutf8_mode;
+   }
 
    if (-1 == (*tt_init_video) ())
      {