1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/info.el b/lisp/info.el
index bcff7ccffd3..48d9d1981af 100644
--- a/lisp/info.el
+++ b/lisp/info.el
@@ -1115,6 +1115,10 @@ is non-nil)."
                   Info-current-file-completions nil
                   buffer-file-name nil)
             (erase-buffer)
+            ;; Erase any memory of the previous coding-system, so that
+            ;; info-insert-file-contents sets the buffer's encoding to
+            ;; what the Info file specifies.
+            (set-buffer-file-coding-system 'undecided t)
             (info-insert-file-contents filename nil)
             (setq default-directory (file-name-directory filename))
             (set-buffer-modified-p nil)