diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py
index 6ae5bbfe99..09c9e93ac4 100755
--- a/git-p4.py
+++ b/git-p4.py
@@ -3031,7 +3031,7 @@ class P4Sync(Command, P4UserMap):
             regexp = re.compile(pattern, re.VERBOSE)
             text = ''.join(decode_text_stream(c) for c in contents)
             text = regexp.sub(r'$\1$', text)
-            contents = [ text ]
+            contents = [ encode_text_stream(text) ]
 
         if self.largeFileSystem:
             (git_mode, contents) = self.largeFileSystem.processContent(git_mode, relPath, contents)