diff --git a/lib/scripts/TeXFiles.py b/lib/scripts/TeXFiles.py
index 5bff511d75..06c77ae9e8 100755
--- a/lib/scripts/TeXFiles.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/TeXFiles.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python -tt
-# -*- coding: iso-8859-15 -*-
+# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
 
 # file TeXFiles.py
 # This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
diff --git a/lib/scripts/convertDefault.py b/lib/scripts/convertDefault.py
index 183007a854..bbabc740cc 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/convertDefault.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/convertDefault.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python -tt
-# -*- coding: iso-8859-15 -*-
+# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
 
 # file convertDefault.py
 # This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
diff --git a/lib/scripts/fig2pdftex.py b/lib/scripts/fig2pdftex.py
index 12ea958c4d..414975cef8 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/fig2pdftex.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/fig2pdftex.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python -tt
-# -*- coding: iso-8859-15 -*-
+# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
 
 # file fig2pdf.py
 # This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
diff --git a/lib/scripts/fig2pstex.py b/lib/scripts/fig2pstex.py
index 05d468b902..7530aa3596 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/fig2pstex.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/fig2pstex.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python -tt
-# -*- coding: iso-8859-15 -*-
+# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
 
 # file fig2pstex.py
 # This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
diff --git a/lib/scripts/fig_copy.py b/lib/scripts/fig_copy.py
index 3c9d894a83..ac4626ef7f 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/fig_copy.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/fig_copy.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python -tt
-# -*- coding: iso-8859-15 -*-
+# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
 
 # file fig_copy.py
 # This file is part of LyX, the document processor.