diff --git a/etc/rc.conf b/etc/rc.conf
index e00534eb..7140469d 100644
--- a/etc/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/rc.conf
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
 # MISC CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
 # There variables are shared between many init scripts
 
-# Set unicode to YES to turn on unicode support for keyboards and screens.
-#unicode="NO"
+# Set unicode to NO to turn off unicode support for keyboards and screens.
+unicode="YES"
 
 # This is how long fuser should wait for a remote server to respond. The
 # default is 60 seconds, but  it can be adjusted here.