diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/upas/ned/mkfile b/sys/src/cmd/upas/ned/mkfile
index e5b8df406..9df4a2adf 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/upas/ned/mkfile
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/upas/ned/mkfile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 </$objtype/mkfile
-<../mkupas
 
 TARG=nedmail
 
@@ -17,3 +16,4 @@ UPDATE=\
 </sys/src/cmd/mkone
 CFLAGS=$CFLAGS -I../common
 
+<../mkupas
diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/upas/ned/nedmail.c b/sys/src/cmd/upas/ned/nedmail.c
index d73d80dd5..81ebcd271 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/upas/ned/nedmail.c
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/upas/ned/nedmail.c
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ parsesearch(char **pp, char *buf, int bufl)
 	np = qstrchr(p, c);
 	if(c == '#' && np)
 	if(e = qstrchr(np + 1, c)){
-		snprint(buf, bufl, "%.*s", (int)(np - p), p);
+		snprint(buf, bufl, "%.*s", utfnlen(p, np - p), p);
 		p = np + 1;
 		np = e;
 	}