diff --git a/inkscape-split-extensions-extra.py b/inkscape-split-extensions-extra.py
index 1adbf4e..b9e578e 100644
--- a/inkscape-split-extensions-extra.py
+++ b/inkscape-split-extensions-extra.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def make_deplist(inx_list, module_list):
     inx_regex = re.compile(rf">(.+)\.py</(dependency|command)>")
 
     for entry in inx_list:
-        with open(os.path.join(".", entry)) as file:
+        with open(os.path.join(".", entry), encoding="utf-8") as file:
             for line in file:
                 match = inx_regex.search(line)
                 if (match and match.group(1)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def make_deplist(inx_list, module_list):
     for module in module_list.union(modules):
         name = os.path.join(".", f"{module}.py")
         if os.path.isfile(name):
-            with open(name) as file:
+            with open(name, encoding="utf-8") as file:
                 for line in file:
                     match = re.match(r"from (.+) import", line)
                     if not match:
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
         # Search all .py files importing one of the mentioned modules.
         for entry in pathlib.Path(".").glob("**/*.py"):
-            with entry.open() as file:
+            with entry.open(encoding="utf-8") as file:
                 for line in file:
                     if import_regex.search(line):
                         name = str(entry.as_posix())
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     for entry in pathlib.Path(".").iterdir():
         if entry.is_file() and entry.suffix == ".inx":
-            with entry.open() as file:
+            with entry.open(encoding="utf-8") as file:
                 for line in file:
                     if inx_regex.search(line):
                         extra_inx.add(entry.name)
@@ -103,17 +103,17 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     std_list = work_dir / "inkscape.lst"
     extra_list = work_dir / "inkscape-extensions-extra.lst"
 
-    with std_list.open("w") as file:
+    with std_list.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
         for inx in std_inx:
             if not exclusion_regex.match(inx):
                 print(f"{prefix}{inx}", file=file)
-    with extra_list.open("w") as file:
+    with extra_list.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
         for inx in extra_inx:
             if not exclusion_regex.match(inx):
                 print(f"{prefix}{inx}", file=file)
 
 
-    with std_list.open("a") as std_file, extra_list.open("a") as extra_file:
+    with std_list.open("a", encoding="utf-8") as std_file, extra_list.open("a", encoding="utf-8") as extra_file:
         for entry in pathlib.Path(".").iterdir():
             if entry.is_file() and entry.suffix == ".py":
                 name = str(entry.as_posix())
diff --git a/inkscape.changes b/inkscape.changes
index 3304008..d08dc54 100644
--- a/inkscape.changes
+++ b/inkscape.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May  7 08:30:50 UTC 2020 - thod_@gmx.de
+
+- Fix inkscape-split-extensions-extra.py for older python versions.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May  4 15:29:43 UTC 2020 - Alexei Sorokin <sor.alexei@meowr.ru>