diff --git a/app/models/page.rb b/app/models/page.rb
index e66e0415..e958ccfe 100644
--- a/app/models/page.rb
+++ b/app/models/page.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Page < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   # Returns the original wiki-word name as separate words, so "MyPage" becomes "My Page".
   def plain_name
-    web.brackets_only? ? CGI.escapeHTML(name) : CGI.escapeHTML(WikiWords.separate(name))
+    web.brackets_only? ? CGI.escapeHTML(name).as_utf8 : CGI.escapeHTML(WikiWords.separate(name)).as_utf8
   end
 
   LOCKING_PERIOD = 30.minutes