diff --git a/lib/mbse.h b/lib/mbse.h
index 0a0a1c11..949c8a6b 100644
--- a/lib/mbse.h
+++ b/lib/mbse.h
@@ -109,5 +109,11 @@ time_t	ltime;
 time_t	Time_Now;
 
 char	current_language[10];	/* Current language of the user		   */
+#ifdef	USE_EXPERIMENT
+int	utf8 = TRUE;
+#else
+int	utf8 = FALSE;
+#endif
+
 
 #endif