diff --git a/qemu/scripts/decodetree.py b/qemu/scripts/decodetree.py
index 966068ea..4637b633 100644
--- a/qemu/scripts/decodetree.py
+++ b/qemu/scripts/decodetree.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-# version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # See the syntax and semantics in docs/devel/decodetree.rst.
 #
 
+import io
 import os
 import re
 import sys
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ def str_indent(c):
 
 
 def str_fields(fields):
-    """Return a string uniquely identifing FIELDS"""
+    """Return a string uniquely identifying FIELDS"""
     r = ''
     for n in sorted(fields.keys()):
         r += '_' + n
@@ -814,7 +815,7 @@ def parse_generic(lineno, parent_pat, name, toks):
     arg = None
     fmt = None
     for t in toks:
-        # '&Foo' gives a format an explcit argument set.
+        # '&Foo' gives a format an explicit argument set.
         if re.fullmatch(re_arg_ident, t):
             tt = t[1:]
             if arg:
@@ -903,7 +904,7 @@ def parse_generic(lineno, parent_pat, name, toks):
     elif not (is_format and width == 0) and width != insnwidth:
         error(lineno, 'definition has {0} bits'.format(width))
 
-    # Do not check for fields overlaping fields; one valid usage
+    # Do not check for fields overlapping fields; one valid usage
     # is to be able to duplicate fields via import.
     fieldmask = 0
     for f in flds.values():
@@ -1304,7 +1305,7 @@ def main():
 
     for filename in args:
         input_file = filename
-        f = open(filename, 'r')
+        f = open(filename, 'rt', encoding='utf-8')
         parse_file(f, toppat)
         f.close()
 
@@ -1324,9 +1325,11 @@ def main():
         prop_size(stree)
 
     if output_file:
-        output_fd = open(output_file, 'w')
+        output_fd = open(output_file, 'wt', encoding='utf-8')
     else:
-        output_fd = sys.stdout
+        output_fd = io.TextIOWrapper(sys.stdout.buffer,
+                                     encoding=sys.stdout.encoding,
+                                     errors="ignore")
 
     output_autogen()
     for n in sorted(arguments.keys()):