diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/git.lib.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/git.lib.ts
index af98a8625aba834d49d4e6d4d579a2ccaeaba883..a7a7e10b053fe2ce4aa25fbda0084b0b53e592a8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/git.lib.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/git.lib.ts
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ function exec(child: ChildProcess, encoding = 'utf8'): TPromise<IExecutionResult
 		new TPromise<string>(c => {
 			let buffers: Buffer[] = [];
 			on(child.stdout, 'data', b => buffers.push(b));
-			once(child.stdout, 'close', () => c(Buffer.concat(buffers).toString(encoding)));
+			once(child.stdout, 'close', () => c(iconv.decode(Buffer.concat(buffers), encoding)));
 		}),
 		new TPromise<string>(c => {
 			let buffers: Buffer[] = [];
 			on(child.stderr, 'data', b => buffers.push(b));
-			once(child.stderr, 'close', () => c(Buffer.concat(buffers).toString(encoding)));
+			once(child.stderr, 'close', () => c(iconv.decode(Buffer.concat(buffers), encoding)));
 		})
 	]).then(values => {
 		disposeAll(disposables);