diff --git a/drivers/char/sysrq.c b/drivers/char/sysrq.c
index 179fa36..78d1493 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sysrq.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sysrq.c
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@
 	struct kbd_struct *kbd = &kbd_table[fg_console];
 
 	if (kbd)
-		kbd->kbdmode = VC_XLATE;
+		kbd->kbdmode = default_utf8 ? VC_UNICODE : VC_XLATE;
 }
 static struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_unraw_op = {
 	.handler	= sysrq_handle_unraw,
 	.help_msg	= "unRaw",
-	.action_msg	= "Keyboard mode set to XLATE",
+	.action_msg	= "Keyboard mode set to system default",
 	.enable_mask	= SYSRQ_ENABLE_KEYBOARD,
 };
 #else