diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7e660177d..ad9a26b7b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+=== Deluge 1.1.7 - (In Development) ===
+==== GtkUI ====
+  * Fix #883 segfault if locale is not using UTF-8 encoding
+
 === Deluge 1.1.6 - (06 April 2009) ===
 ==== Core ====
   * Fix udp trackers being classified as DHT source
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
index ac405d598..d780ac153 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ class GtkUI:
             gettext.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
             gettext.textdomain("deluge")
             gettext.install("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+            gtk.glade.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+            gtk.glade.textdomain("deluge")
         except Exception, e:
             log.error("Unable to initialize gettext/locale!")
             log.exception(e)