diff --git a/devscripts/lazy_load_template.py b/devscripts/lazy_load_template.py
index ae2bd2701..563d629f8 100644
--- a/devscripts/lazy_load_template.py
+++ b/devscripts/lazy_load_template.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
 # flake8: noqa
 from __future__ import unicode_literals