diff --git a/xutil.c b/xutil.c
index 32a9974..3605e71 100644
--- a/xutil.c
+++ b/xutil.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ xu_ewmh_net_supported_wm_check(struct screen_ctx *sc)
 	XChangeProperty(X_Dpy, w, ewmh[_NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK].atom,
 	    XA_WINDOW, 32, PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *)&w, 1);
 	XChangeProperty(X_Dpy, w, ewmh[_NET_WM_NAME].atom,
-	    XA_WM_NAME, 8, PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *)WMNAME,
+	    cwmh[UTF8_STRING].atom, 8, PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *)WMNAME,
 	    strlen(WMNAME));
 }