1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git/diff.py b/git/diff.py
index 567e3e70..0fc30b9e 100644
--- a/git/diff.py
+++ b/git/diff.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class Diff(object):
         # we need to overwrite "repo" to the corresponding submodule's repo instead
         if repo and a_rawpath:
             for submodule in repo.submodules:
-                if submodule.path == a_rawpath.decode("utf-8"):
+                if submodule.path == a_rawpath.decode(defenc, 'replace'):
                     if submodule.module_exists():
                         repo = submodule.module()
                     break