--- a/hgext/convert/__init__.py
+++ b/hgext/convert/__init__.py
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ def _convert(ui, src, dest=None, mapfile
srcauthor=whatever string you want
'''
+ util._encoding = 'UTF-8'
+
if not dest:
dest = hg.defaultdest(src) + "-hg"
ui.status("assuming destination %s\n" % dest)