diff --git a/HYthesisML.cls b/HYthesisML.cls
index 34051f39b6862c75b4950a0e1954e08c20d08671..82c09a1dd314c5372afecc99932bdff800b3eb57 100644
--- a/HYthesisML.cls
+++ b/HYthesisML.cls
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@
 
 \LoadClass{report}[2000/05/19]
 
+\RequirePackage[T1]{fontenc}
+
 \RequirePackage{latexsym}[1998/08/17 v2.2e Standard LaTeX package (lasy symbols)]
 
 \if@latin