diff --git a/config/init.vim b/config/init.vim
index fd1e4610f..44b83833b 100644
--- a/config/init.vim
+++ b/config/init.vim
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ try
   if s:SYSTEM.isWindows
     silent exec 'lan mes en_US.UTF-8'
   elseif s:SYSTEM.isOSX
-    silent exec 'language en_US'
+    silent exec 'language en_US.UTF-8'
   else
     let s:uname = system('uname -s')
     if s:uname ==# "Darwin\n"
       " in mac-terminal
-      silent exec 'language en_US'
+      silent exec 'language en_US.UTF-8'
     elseif s:uname ==# "SunOS\n"
       " in Sun-OS terminal
       silent exec 'lan en_US.UTF-8'