diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 69a0622..8da18fb 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if v:lang =~ "utf8$" || v:lang =~ "UTF-8$"
-   set fileencodings=utf-8,latin1
+   set fileencodings=ucs-bom,utf-8,latin1
 endif
 
 set nocompatible	" Use Vim defaults (much better!)