diff --git a/gophersrv.py b/gophersrv.py
index 311444f..7804a56 100644
--- a/gophersrv.py
+++ b/gophersrv.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def getrequest(conn):
 def sendheader(conn, ishttp):
 	if ishttp:
 		# Default to text/plain
-		contenttype="text/plain; encoding=utf-8"
+		contenttype="text/plain; charset=utf-8"
 		conn.sendall('HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n'
 		             'Content-type: %s\r\n'
 		             '\r\n' % contenttype)