diff --git a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
index e57c3f6eede74e428c013b7757b7cb4ef6774e46..19854f51c8f37cc24308ce4a5c1d63cfbee97f65 100755
--- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ my $penguin_chiefs = "\(" . join("|",@penguin_chief_names) . "\)";
 
 # rfc822 email address - preloaded methods go here.
 my $rfc822_lwsp = "(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])";
-my $rfc822_char = '[\\000-\\177]';
+my $rfc822_char = '[\\000-\\377]';
 
 if (!GetOptions(
 		'email!' => \$email,