diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.importexport/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/synchronize/filesystem/messages.properties b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.importexport/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/synchronize/filesystem/messages.properties
index 14e6d00cced..265682699f9 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.importexport/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/synchronize/filesystem/messages.properties
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.importexport/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/synchronize/filesystem/messages.properties
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
 # Contributors:
 #     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 # Takuya Miyamoto - Adapted from org.eclipse.rse.team.example / messages.properties
+# David McKnight      (IBM)   - [272720] CheckPII error in import_export plugin
 ###############################################################################
+# NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_ALL
+# NLS_ENCODING=UTF-8
+
 fileSystem.propertyLocation=Location:
 
 FileSystemMainPage.location=Location: