diff --git a/sensible.tmux b/sensible.tmux
index 78c6700..9d6fcf5 100755
--- a/sensible.tmux
+++ b/sensible.tmux
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ key_binding_not_changed() {
 main() {
 	# OPTIONS
 
-	# enable utf8
-	tmux set-option -g utf8 on
+	# enable utf8 (option removed in tmux 2.2)
+	tmux set-option -g utf8 on 2>/dev/null
 
-	# enable utf8 in tmux status-left and status-right
-	tmux set-option -g status-utf8 on
+	# enable utf8 in tmux status-left and status-right (option removed in tmux 2.2)
+	tmux set-option -g status-utf8 on 2>/dev/null
 
 	# address vim mode switching delay (http://superuser.com/a/252717/65504)
 	if server_option_value_not_changed "escape-time" "500"; then