--- a/mercurial/context.py	Thu Feb 11 19:38:26 2016 +0000
+++ b/mercurial/context.py	Sat Feb 27 22:25:14 2016 -0800
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
     def files(self):
         return self._changeset[3]
     def description(self):
-        return self._changeset[4]
+        return encoding.tolocal(self._changeset[4])
     def branch(self):
         return encoding.tolocal(self._changeset[5].get("branch"))
     def closesbranch(self):