diff --git a/lib/ulib/javaproperties b/lib/ulib/javaproperties
index f6fc325..5cb45be 100644
--- a/lib/ulib/javaproperties
+++ b/lib/ulib/javaproperties
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ function write_properties() {
 }
 
 function __norm_properties() {
+    echo '# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*- vim:sw=4:sts=4:et:ai:si:sta:fenc=iso-8859-1'
     _nl2lf |
     grep -v $'^[ \t]*#' |
     grep -v $'^[ \t]*$' |