1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ido.el b/lisp/ido.el
index 3801934fc3e..2a327439078 100644
--- a/lisp/ido.el
+++ b/lisp/ido.el
@@ -1309,6 +1309,7 @@ Value is an integer which is number of chars to right of prompt.")
       (unwind-protect
           (with-current-buffer buf
             (erase-buffer)
+            (insert ";;; -*- coding: utf-8 -*-\n")
             (setq buffer-file-coding-system 'utf-8)
             (ido-pp 'ido-last-directory-list)
             (ido-pp 'ido-work-directory-list)
@@ -1317,7 +1318,7 @@ Value is an integer which is number of chars to right of prompt.")
             (if (listp ido-unc-hosts-cache)
                 (ido-pp 'ido-unc-hosts-cache)
               (insert "\n;; ----- ido-unc-hosts-cache -----\nt\n"))
-            (insert "\n;; Local Variables:\n;; coding: utf-8\n;; End:\n")
+            (insert "\n")
             (write-file ido-save-directory-list-file nil))
         (kill-buffer buf)))))