diff --git a/accounts/de_DE/acctchrt_skr04.gnucash-xea b/accounts/de_DE/acctchrt_skr04.gnucash-xea
index cfffa3ba46..7920a11ebf 100644
--- a/accounts/de_DE/acctchrt_skr04.gnucash-xea
+++ b/accounts/de_DE/acctchrt_skr04.gnucash-xea
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-15"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
 <gnc-account-example>
     <gnc-act:title>
       Kontenrahmen SKR04