@@ -135,10 +135,15 @@
 	size_t len;
 
 	[self freeMemory: string];
 
 	len = strlen(str);
+
+	if (len >= 3 && !memcmp(str, "\xEF\xBB\xBF", 3)) {
+		str += 3;
+		len -= 3;
+	}
 
 	switch (of_string_check_utf8(str, len)) {
 	case 0:
 		isUTF8 = NO;
 		break;
@@ -161,10 +166,15 @@
 - (void)appendCString: (const char*)str
 {
 	size_t strlength;
 
 	strlength = strlen(str);
+
+	if (strlength >= 3 && !memcmp(str, "\xEF\xBB\xBF", 3)) {
+		str += 3;
+		strlength -= 3;
+	}
 
 	switch (of_string_check_utf8(str, strlength)) {
 	case 1:
 		isUTF8 = YES;
 		break;
@@ -179,10 +189,15 @@
 }
 
 - (void)appendCString: (const char*)str
 	   withLength: (size_t)len
 {
+	if (len >= 3 && !memcmp(str, "\xEF\xBB\xBF", 3)) {
+		str += 3;
+		len -= 3;
+	}
+
 	switch (of_string_check_utf8(str, len)) {
 	case 1:
 		isUTF8 = YES;
 		break;
 	case -1: