diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/vh1.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/vh1.py
index 2341e5f71..dff94a2b8 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/vh1.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/vh1.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding: utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from .mtv import MTVServicesInfoExtractor