1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tmux.c b/tmux.c
index ea6793c2..71df2bfb 100644
--- a/tmux.c
+++ b/tmux.c
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	options_set_string(&global_options, "status-left", "[#S]");
 	options_set_string(
 	    &global_options, "status-right", "\"#24T\" %%H:%%M %%d-%%b-%%y");
+	options_set_number(&global_options, "status-utf8", 0);
 
 	options_init(&global_window_options, NULL);
 	options_set_number(&global_window_options, "aggressive-resize", 0);