diff --git a/wp-includes/load.php b/wp-includes/load.php
index 6f2a9a75d5..f46572e3cc 100644
--- a/wp-includes/load.php
+++ b/wp-includes/load.php
@@ -104,11 +104,13 @@ function wp_check_php_mysql_versions() {
 	$php_version = phpversion();
 	if ( version_compare( $required_php_version, $php_version, '>' ) ) {
 		wp_load_translations_early();
+		header( 'Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8' );
 		die( sprintf( __( 'Your server is running PHP version %1$s but WordPress %2$s requires at least %3$s.' ), $php_version, $wp_version, $required_php_version ) );
 	}
 
 	if ( ! extension_loaded( 'mysql' ) && ! extension_loaded( 'mysqli' ) && ! file_exists( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/db.php' ) ) {
 		wp_load_translations_early();
+		 header( 'Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8' );
 		die( __( 'Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress.' ) );
 	}
 }