diff --git a/skimage/measure/_moments.py b/skimage/measure/_moments.py
index a1816acb..65b8f571 100644
--- a/skimage/measure/_moments.py
+++ b/skimage/measure/_moments.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding: utf-8
 import numpy as np
 from . import _moments_cy