--- debhelper/Makefile.orig	2014-02-10 15:28:46.026223272 +0000
+++ debhelper/Makefile	2014-02-10 17:24:44.795637157 +0000
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PERLLIBDIR=$(shell perl -MConfig -e 'pri
 
 PREFIX=/usr
 
-POD2MAN=pod2man --utf8 -c Debhelper -r "$(VERSION)"
+POD2MAN=pod2man -c Debhelper -r "$(VERSION)"
 
 ifneq ($(USE_NLS),no)
 # l10n to be built is determined from .po files