diff --git a/scripts/indent-matlab.el b/scripts/indent-matlab.el
index 76861b258..a0ef3ae76 100644
--- a/scripts/indent-matlab.el
+++ b/scripts/indent-matlab.el
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
 (setq matlab-indent-function-body nil)
 (untabify (point-min) (point-max))
 (indent-region (point-min) (point-max))
-(set-buffer-file-coding-system 'unix)
+(set-buffer-file-coding-system 'utf-8-unix)
+(delete-trailing-whitespace)
 (save-buffer)