diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/extend/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/extend/formula.rb
index 34b8a4a7f1..b7e5bfccb8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/extend/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/extend/formula.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module RuboCop
       # Checks for regex match of pattern in the node and
       # sets the appropriate instance variables to report the match
       def regex_match_group(node, pattern)
-        string_repr = string_content(node)
+        string_repr = string_content(node).encode("UTF-8", invalid: :replace)
         match_object = string_repr.match(pattern)
         return unless match_object