# to use an absolute file name.
EMACS = ${abs_top_builddir}/src/emacs
-# Command line flags for Emacs. This must include --multibyte,
-# otherwise some files will not compile.
+# Command line flags for Emacs.
-EMACSOPT = -batch --no-site-file --multibyte
+EMACSOPT = -batch --no-site-file
# Extra flags to pass to the byte compiler
BYTE_COMPILE_EXTRA_FLAGS =