diff --git a/lua/copilot/suggestion.lua b/lua/copilot/suggestion.lua
index b872d0fa..3c7d9e2d 100644
--- a/lua/copilot/suggestion.lua
+++ b/lua/copilot/suggestion.lua
@@ -487,7 +487,9 @@ function mod.accept(modifier)
   vim.schedule_wrap(function()
     vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes("<Space><Left><Del>", true, false, true), "n", false)
       local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
-    local encoding = vim.api.nvim_get_option_value('fileencoding', { buf = bufnr })
+    local encoding = vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("fileencoding", { buf = bufnr }) ~= ""
+        and vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("fileencoding", { buf = bufnr })
+      or vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("encoding", { scope = "global" })
     vim.lsp.util.apply_text_edits({ { range = range, newText = newText } }, bufnr, encoding)
     -- Put cursor at the end of current line.
     local cursor_keys = "<End>"