diff --git a/xs/xsp/Config.xsp b/xs/xsp/Config.xsp
index a2db75999..1add8749c 100644
--- a/xs/xsp/Config.xsp
+++ b/xs/xsp/Config.xsp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ print_config_def()
             (void)hv_stores( hv, "label",       newSVpvn_utf8(optdef->label.c_str(), optdef->label.length(), true) );
             if (!optdef->full_label.empty())
                 (void)hv_stores( hv, "full_label",  newSVpvn_utf8(optdef->full_label.c_str(), optdef->full_label.length(), true) );
-            (void)hv_stores( hv, "category",    newSVpvn(optdef->category.c_str(), optdef->category.length()) );
+            (void)hv_stores( hv, "category",    newSVpvn_utf8(optdef->category.c_str(), optdef->category.length(), true) );
             (void)hv_stores( hv, "tooltip",     newSVpvn_utf8(optdef->tooltip.c_str(), optdef->tooltip.length(), true) );
             (void)hv_stores( hv, "sidetext",    newSVpvn_utf8(optdef->sidetext.c_str(), optdef->sidetext.length(), true) );
             (void)hv_stores( hv, "cli",         newSVpvn(optdef->cli.c_str(), optdef->cli.length()) );