diff --git a/wp-admin/export.php b/wp-admin/export.php
index ed5b6a535c..ea44d7c029 100644
--- a/wp-admin/export.php
+++ b/wp-admin/export.php
@@ -122,22 +122,30 @@ function wxr_category_description($c) {
 
 	echo '<wp:category_description>' . wxr_cdata($c->category_description) . '</wp:category_description>';
 }
-?>
-<!-- This is a WordPress eXtended RSS file generated by WordPress as an export of your blog. -->
-<!-- It contains information about your blog's posts, comments, and categories. -->
-<!-- You may use this file to transfer that content from one site to another. -->
-<!-- This file is not intended to serve as a complete backup of your blog. -->
 
-<!-- To import this information into a WordPress blog follow these steps. -->
-<!-- 1. Log into that blog as an administrator. -->
-<!-- 2. Go to Manage: Import in the blog's admin panels. -->
-<!-- 3. Choose "WordPress" from the list. -->
-<!-- 4. Upload this file using the form provided on that page. -->
-<!-- 5. You will first be asked to map the authors in this export file to users -->
-<!--    on the blog.  For each author, you may choose to map to an -->
-<!--    existing user on the blog or to create a new user -->
-<!-- 6. WordPress will then import each of the posts, comments, and categories -->
-<!--    contained in this file into your blog -->
+print '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="' . get_bloginfo('charset') . '"?' . ">\n";
+
+?>
+
+<!--
+	This is a WordPress eXtended RSS file generated by WordPress as an export of 
+	your blog. It contains information about your blog's posts, comments, and 
+	categories. You may use this file to transfer that content from one site to 
+	another. This file is not intended to serve as a complete backup of your 
+	blog.
+	
+	To import this information into a WordPress blog follow these steps:
+	
+	1.	Log into that blog as an administrator.
+	2.	Go to Manage > Import in the blog's admin.
+	3.	Choose "WordPress" from the list of importers.
+	4.	Upload this file using the form provided on that page.
+	5.	You will first be asked to map the authors in this export file to users 
+		on the blog. For each author, you may choose to map an existing user on 
+		the blog or to create a new user.
+	6.	WordPress will then import each of the posts, comments, and categories 
+		contained in this file onto your blog.
+-->
 
 <!-- generator="wordpress/<?php bloginfo_rss('version') ?>" created="<?php echo date('Y-m-d H:m'); ?>"-->
 <rss version="2.0"