diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_mac_WebBrowserComponent.mm b/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_mac_WebBrowserComponent.mm
index cc2a720015..70cda3b03a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_mac_WebBrowserComponent.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_mac_WebBrowserComponent.mm
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ private:
 
             // WebKit doesn't have an internal error page, so make a really simple one ourselves
             if (proceedToErrorPage)
-                getOwner(self)->goToURL (String ("data:text/plain,") + errorString);
+                getOwner(self)->goToURL (String ("data:text/plain;charset=UTF-8,") + errorString);
         }
     }