diff --git a/src/WLGlobalConfig.m b/src/WLGlobalConfig.m
index acf86e0..69d84d7 100644
--- a/src/WLGlobalConfig.m
+++ b/src/WLGlobalConfig.m
@@ -339,8 +339,7 @@ - (void)setShouldEnableMouse:(BOOL)value {
 }
 
 - (void)setDefaultEncoding:(WLEncoding)value {
-    //force big-5 as default encoding
-    _defaultEncoding = 1;
+    _defaultEncoding = value;
     [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setInteger:(NSInteger)value forKey:@"DefaultEncoding"];
 }