Index: trunk/file_io/unix/filepath.c
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--- trunk/file_io/unix/filepath.c	(revision 562753)
+++ trunk/file_io/unix/filepath.c	(working copy)
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@
 
 APR_DECLARE(apr_status_t) apr_filepath_encoding(int *style, apr_pool_t *p)
 {
+#if defined(DARWIN)
+    *style = APR_FILEPATH_ENCODING_UTF8
+#else
     *style = APR_FILEPATH_ENCODING_LOCALE;
+#endif
     return APR_SUCCESS;
 }