diff --git a/wp-includes/feed.php b/wp-includes/feed.php
index 8638554146..a59fc5f50e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/feed.php
+++ b/wp-includes/feed.php
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ function fetch_feed( $url ) {
 	 */
 	do_action_ref_array( 'wp_feed_options', array( &$feed, $url ) );
 	$feed->init();
+	$feed->set_output_encoding( get_option( 'blog_charset' ) ); 
 	$feed->handle_content_type();
 
 	if ( $feed->error() )
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 34277c17a2..e216ce7d33 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.3-alpha-32468';
+$wp_version = '4.3-alpha-32469';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.