Index: /trunk/Config.kmk
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--- /trunk/Config.kmk	(revision 38833)
+++ /trunk/Config.kmk	(revision 38834)
@@ -4954,5 +4954,6 @@
   VBOX_SEP=:
 endif
-VBOX_JAVAC_OPTS = -source 1.5 -target 1.5 -Xlint:unchecked
+VBOX_JAVAC_OPTS   = -encoding UTF-8 -source 1.5 -target 1.5 -Xlint:unchecked
+VBOX_JAVADOC_OPTS = -encoding UTF-8
 
 #
