1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/validate-yaml.py b/tools/validate-yaml.py
index ed9037d9..2f28d230 100755
--- a/tools/validate-yaml.py
+++ b/tools/validate-yaml.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     for fn in sys.argv[1:]:
         sys.stdout.write("%s" % (fn))
         try:
-            fh = open(fn, 'r')
-            yaml.safe_load(fh.read())
+            fh = open(fn, 'rb')
+            yaml.safe_load(fh.read().decode('utf-8'))
             fh.close()
             sys.stdout.write(" - ok\n")
         except Exception as e: