diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-wirbelscan/patches/vdr-plugin-wirbelscan-02-countries_utf8.patch b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-wirbelscan/patches/vdr-plugin-wirbelscan-02-countries_utf8.patch
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-wirbelscan/patches/vdr-plugin-wirbelscan-02-countries_utf8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+--- a/countries.c	2016-07-31 10:25:01.000000000 +0200
++++ b/countries.c	2021-01-21 18:02:54.336375432 +0100
+@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ int atsc_is_qam(int atsc) {
+ struct cCountry country_list[] = {
+ /*- ISO 3166-1 - unique id - long country name                 alpha-3 numeric */
+        {"AF", AF, "AFGHANISTAN"},                                  /*AFG, 4  },*/
+-       {"AX", AX, "ÅLAND ISLANDS"},                                /*ALA, 248},*/
++       {"AX", AX, "Ã…LAND ISLANDS"},                                /*ALA, 248},*/
+        {"AL", AL, "ALBANIA"},                                      /*ALB, 8  },*/
+        {"DZ", DZ, "ALGERIA"},                                      /*DZA, 12 },*/
+        {"AS", AS, "AMERICAN SAMOA"},                               /*ASM, 16 },*/
+@@ -610,10 +610,10 @@ struct cCountry country_list[] = {
+        {"CD", CD, "CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE"},        /*COD, 180},*/
+        {"CK", CK, "COOK ISLANDS"},                                 /*COK, 184},*/
+        {"CR", CR, "COSTA RICA"},                                   /*CRI, 188},*/
+-       {"CI", CI, "CÔTE D'IVOIRE"},                                /*CIV, 384},*/
++       {"CI", CI, "CÔTE D'IVOIRE"},                                /*CIV, 384},*/
+        {"HR", HR, "CROATIA"},                                      /*HRV, 191},*/
+        {"CU", CU, "CUBA"},                                         /*CUB, 192},*/
+-       {"CW", CW, "CURAÇAO"},                                      /*CUW, 531},*/
++       {"CW", CW, "CURAÇAO"},                                      /*CUW, 531},*/
+        {"CY", CY, "CYPRUS"},                                       /*CYP, 196},*/
+        {"CZ", CZ, "CZECH REPUBLIC"},                               /*CZE, 203},*/
+        {"DK", DK, "DENMARK"},                                      /*DNK, 208},*/
+@@ -736,11 +736,11 @@ struct cCountry country_list[] = {
+        {"PT", PT, "PORTUGAL"},                                     /*PRT, 620},*/
+        {"PR", PR, "PUERTO RICO"},                                  /*PRI, 630},*/
+        {"QA", QA, "QATA"},                                         /*QAT, 634},*/
+-       {"RE", RE, "RÉUNION"},                                      /*REU, 638},*/
++       {"RE", RE, "RÉUNION"},                                      /*REU, 638},*/
+        {"RO", RO, "ROMANIA"},                                      /*ROU, 642},*/
+        {"RU", RU, "RUSSIAN FEDERATION"},                           /*RUS, 643},*/
+        {"RW", RW, "RWANDA"},                                       /*RWA, 646},*/
+-       {"BL", BL, "SAINT BARTHÉLEMY"},                             /*BLM, 652},*/
++       {"BL", BL, "SAINT BARTHÉLEMY"},                             /*BLM, 652},*/
+        {"SH", SH, "SAINT HELENA"},                                 /*SHN, 654},*/
+        {"KN", KN, "SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS"},                        /*KNA, 659},*/
+        {"LC", LC, "SAINT LUCIA"},                                  /*LCA, 662},*/