diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index 69430fe23f..a19954f2bf 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -2564,14 +2564,17 @@ static int walk_revs_populate_todo(struct todo_list *todo_list,
 	enum todo_command command = opts->action == REPLAY_PICK ?
 		TODO_PICK : TODO_REVERT;
 	const char *command_string = todo_command_info[command].str;
+	const char *encoding;
 	struct commit *commit;
 
 	if (prepare_revs(opts))
 		return -1;
 
+	encoding = get_log_output_encoding();
+
 	while ((commit = get_revision(opts->revs))) {
 		struct todo_item *item = append_new_todo(todo_list);
-		const char *commit_buffer = get_commit_buffer(commit, NULL);
+		const char *commit_buffer = logmsg_reencode(commit, NULL, encoding);
 		const char *subject;
 		int subject_len;