1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/grpmi/grpmi.pl b/grpmi/grpmi.pl
index 3783ce3d..c01bee24 100755
--- a/grpmi/grpmi.pl
+++ b/grpmi/grpmi.pl
@@ -34,9 +34,15 @@ sub translate {
     my ($s) = @_;
     $s ? c::dgettext('grpmi', $s) : '';
 }
+sub sprintf_fixutf8 {
+    my $need_upgrade;
+    $need_upgrade |= to_bool(c::is_tagged_utf8($_)) + 1 foreach @_;
+    if ($need_upgrade == 3) { c::upgrade_utf8($_) foreach @_ };
+    sprintf shift, @_;
+}
 sub _ {
     my $s = shift @_; my $t = translate($s);
-    sprintf $t, @_;
+    sprintf_fixutf8 $t, @_;
 }
 sub mexit { ugtk2::exit(undef, @_) }