1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ruby.c b/ruby.c
index 5138e0841c..6574e1e995 100644
--- a/ruby.c
+++ b/ruby.c
@@ -1010,6 +1010,8 @@ process_options(VALUE arg)
     else {
 	enc = rb_locale_encoding();
     }
+    rb_enc_set_default_external(rb_enc_from_encoding(enc));
+
     if (opt->e_script) {
 	rb_encoding *eenc;
 	if (opt->src.enc.index >= 0) {
@@ -1053,8 +1055,6 @@ process_options(VALUE arg)
 	}
     }
 
-    rb_enc_set_default_external(rb_enc_from_encoding(enc));
-
     return (VALUE)tree;
 }