diff --git a/libr/core/cmd_anal.c b/libr/core/cmd_anal.c
index 19cc1f741b35d..0ecdd784a721c 100644
--- a/libr/core/cmd_anal.c
+++ b/libr/core/cmd_anal.c
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ static void core_anal_bytes(RCore *core, const ut8 *buf, int len, int nops, int
 				// 0x33->sym.xx
 				char *p = strdup (strsub);
 				r_parse_filter (core->parser, core->flags, p,
-						strsub, sizeof (strsub), be);
+						strsub, sizeof (strsub), be, core->cons->use_utf8);
 				free (p);
 				r_cons_printf ("\"disasm\":\"%s\",", strsub);
 			}
@@ -5276,7 +5276,7 @@ static bool cmd_anal_refs(RCore *core, const char *input) {
 								asmop.buf_asm, asmop.buf_asm, sizeof (asmop.buf_asm));
 					}
 					r_parse_filter (core->parser, core->flags,
-							asmop.buf_asm, str, sizeof (str), core->print->big_endian);
+							asmop.buf_asm, str, sizeof (str), core->print->big_endian, core->cons->use_utf8);
 
 					r_cons_printf ("{\"from\":%" PFMT64u ",\"type\":\"%s\",\"opcode\":\"%s\"", ref->addr, r_anal_xrefs_type_tostring (ref->type), str);
 					if (fcn) {
@@ -5340,7 +5340,7 @@ static bool cmd_anal_refs(RCore *core, const char *input) {
 								asmop.buf_asm, asmop.buf_asm, sizeof (asmop.buf_asm));
 					}
 					r_parse_filter (core->parser, core->flags,
-							asmop.buf_asm, str, sizeof (str), core->print->big_endian);
+							asmop.buf_asm, str, sizeof (str), core->print->big_endian, core->cons->use_utf8);
 					if (has_color) {
 						buf_asm = r_print_colorize_opcode (core->print, str,
 							core->cons->pal.reg, core->cons->pal.num, false);
@@ -5417,7 +5417,7 @@ static bool cmd_anal_refs(RCore *core, const char *input) {
 					r_asm_set_pc (core->assembler, ref->at);
 					r_asm_disassemble (core->assembler, &asmop, buf, 12);
 					r_parse_filter (core->parser, core->flags,
-							asmop.buf_asm, str, sizeof (str), core->print->big_endian);
+							asmop.buf_asm, str, sizeof (str), core->print->big_endian, core->cons->use_utf8);
 					if (has_color) {
 						buf_asm = r_print_colorize_opcode (core->print, str,
 							core->cons->pal.reg, core->cons->pal.num, false);
diff --git a/libr/core/cmd_flag.c b/libr/core/cmd_flag.c
index 84157ecccdaff..0a85a9d0e1baa 100644
--- a/libr/core/cmd_flag.c
+++ b/libr/core/cmd_flag.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ static int cmd_flag(void *data, const char *input) {
 	case '*': // "f*"
 	case 'j': // "fj"
 	case 'q': // "fq"
-		r_flag_list (core->flags, *input, input[0]? input + 1: "");
+		r_flag_list (core->flags, *input, input[0]? input + 1: "", core->cons->use_utf8);
 		break;
 	case 'i': // "fi"
 		if (input[1] == ' ' || input[2] == ' ') {
@@ -840,13 +840,13 @@ static int cmd_flag(void *data, const char *input) {
 				arg = r_str_newf (" 0x%"PFMT64x" 0x%"PFMT64x,
 					core->offset, core->offset + core->blocksize);
 			}
-			r_flag_list (core->flags, 'i', arg);
+			r_flag_list (core->flags, 'i', arg, core->cons->use_utf8);
 			free (arg);
 		} else {
 			// XXX dupe for prev case
 			char *arg = r_str_newf (" 0x%"PFMT64x" 0x%"PFMT64x,
 				core->offset, core->offset + core->blocksize);
-			r_flag_list (core->flags, 'i', arg);
+			r_flag_list (core->flags, 'i', arg, core->cons->use_utf8);
 			free (arg);
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/libr/core/cmd_search.c b/libr/core/cmd_search.c
index c6828bb70a3cb..d2a92716dc3a9 100644
--- a/libr/core/cmd_search.c
+++ b/libr/core/cmd_search.c
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ static void do_ref_search(RCore *core, ut64 addr,ut64 from, ut64 to, struct sear
 			r_asm_disassemble (core->assembler, &asmop, buf, size);
 			fcn = r_anal_get_fcn_in (core->anal, ref->addr, 0);
 			r_parse_filter (core->parser, core->flags,
-					asmop.buf_asm, str, sizeof (str), core->print->big_endian);
+					asmop.buf_asm, str, sizeof (str), core->print->big_endian, core->cons->use_utf8);
 			comment = r_meta_get_string (core->anal, R_META_TYPE_COMMENT, ref->addr);
 			char *buf_fcn = comment
 				? r_str_newf ("%s; %s", fcn ?  fcn->name : "(nofunc)", strtok (comment, "\n"))
@@ -2082,7 +2082,8 @@ static void do_asm_search(RCore *core, struct search_parameters *param, const ch
 						char tmp[128] = {
 							0
 						};
-						r_parse_filter (core->parser, core->flags, hit->code, tmp, sizeof (tmp), core->print->big_endian);
+						r_parse_filter (core->parser, core->flags, hit->code, tmp, sizeof (tmp),
+								core->print->big_endian, core->cons->use_utf8);
 						r_cons_printf ("0x%08"PFMT64x "   # %i: %s\n",
 							hit->addr, hit->len, tmp);
 					} else {
diff --git a/libr/core/cmd_zign.c b/libr/core/cmd_zign.c
index 8fcc4f6e40a14..3f4a9a1bc5264 100644
--- a/libr/core/cmd_zign.c
+++ b/libr/core/cmd_zign.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static int cmdInfo(void *data, const char *input) {
 	}
 	RCore *core = (RCore *) data;
 	r_flag_space_push (core->flags, "sign");
-	r_flag_list (core->flags, *input, input[0] ? input + 1: "");
+	r_flag_list (core->flags, *input, input[0] ? input + 1: "", core->cons->use_utf8);
 	r_flag_space_pop (core->flags);
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/libr/core/disasm.c b/libr/core/disasm.c
index 1d2da1545b006..05897d1a9e271 100644
--- a/libr/core/disasm.c
+++ b/libr/core/disasm.c
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ static void ds_build_op_str(RDisasmState *ds, bool print_color) {
 				}
 			}
 			r_parse_filter (core->parser, core->flags, asm_str,
-				ds->str, sizeof (ds->str), core->print->big_endian);
+				ds->str, sizeof (ds->str), core->print->big_endian, core->cons->use_utf8);
 			core->parser->flagspace = ofs;
 			free (ds->opstr);
 			ds->opstr = strdup (ds->str);
@@ -5029,7 +5029,7 @@ R_API int r_core_print_disasm_instructions(RCore *core, int nb_bytes, int nb_opc
 				}
 				core->parser->hint = ds->hint;
 				r_parse_filter (core->parser, core->flags, ds->asmop.buf_asm, ds->str,
-						sizeof (ds->str), core->print->big_endian);
+						sizeof (ds->str), core->print->big_endian, core->cons->use_utf8);
 				ds->opstr = strdup (ds->str);
 				asm_str = colorize_asm_string (core, ds, true);
 				core->parser->flagspace = ofs;
@@ -5223,7 +5223,7 @@ R_API int r_core_print_disasm_json(RCore *core, ut64 addr, ut8 *buf, int nb_byte
 			}
 		}
 		r_parse_filter (core->parser, core->flags, asmop.buf_asm, str,
-			sizeof (str), core->print->big_endian);
+			sizeof (str), core->print->big_endian, core->cons->use_utf8);
 
 		r_cons_printf (j > 0 ? ",{" : "{");
 		r_cons_printf ("\"offset\":%"PFMT64d, at);
@@ -5401,7 +5401,7 @@ R_API int r_core_print_disasm_all(RCore *core, ut64 addr, int l, int len, int mo
 			switch (mode) {
 			case 'i':
 				r_parse_filter (core->parser, core->flags, asmop.buf_asm,
-						str, sizeof (str), core->print->big_endian);
+						str, sizeof (str), core->print->big_endian, core->cons->use_utf8);
 				if (scr_color) {
 					char *buf_asm;
 					RAnalOp aop;
@@ -5887,7 +5887,7 @@ R_API int r_core_disasm_pdi(RCore *core, int nb_opcodes, int nb_bytes, int fmt)
 				if (filter) {
 					core->parser->hint = r_anal_hint_get (core->anal, at);
 					r_parse_filter (core->parser, core->flags,
-						asm_str, opstr, sizeof (opstr) - 1, core->print->big_endian);
+						asm_str, opstr, sizeof (opstr) - 1, core->print->big_endian, core->cons->use_utf8);
 					asm_str = (char *)&opstr;
 				}
 				if (show_color) {
diff --git a/libr/core/project.c b/libr/core/project.c
index cb50296d66900..8393d3b6e6eab 100644
--- a/libr/core/project.c
+++ b/libr/core/project.c
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static bool projectSaveScript(RCore *core, const char *file, int opts) {
 		r_str_write (fd, "# flags\n");
 		tmp = core->flags->space_idx;
 		core->flags->space_idx = -1;
-		r_flag_list (core->flags, true, NULL);
+		r_flag_list (core->flags, true, NULL, core->cons->use_utf8);
 		core->flags->space_idx = tmp;
 		r_cons_flush ();
 	}
diff --git a/libr/flag/flag.c b/libr/flag/flag.c
index cfa61d21786cc..7eeb5be2a0b73 100644
--- a/libr/flag/flag.c
+++ b/libr/flag/flag.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <r_flag.h>
 #include <r_util.h>
 #include <r_cons.h>
-#include <r_core.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 R_LIB_VERSION(r_flag);
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ R_API RFlag *r_flag_free(RFlag *f) {
 }
 
 /* print with r_cons the flag items in the flag f, given as a parameter */
-R_API void r_flag_list(RFlag *f, int rad, const char *pfx) {
+R_API void r_flag_list(RFlag *f, int rad, const char *pfx, bool flag_realnames) {
 	bool in_range = false;
 	ut64 range_from = UT64_MAX;
 	ut64 range_to = UT64_MAX;
@@ -331,9 +330,8 @@ R_API void r_flag_list(RFlag *f, int rad, const char *pfx) {
 				f->cb_printf ("%s %"PFMT64d" %s\n",
 					flag->alias, flag->size, flag->name);
 			} else {
-				bool utf8 = r_cons_singleton ()->use_utf8;
 				f->cb_printf ("0x%08"PFMT64x" %"PFMT64d" %s\n",
-					flag->offset, flag->size, utf8 ? flag->realname : flag->name);
+					flag->offset, flag->size, flag_realnames ? flag->realname : flag->name);
 			}
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/libr/include/r_flag.h b/libr/include/r_flag.h
index 0da53c3f323c7..b8da323120feb 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_flag.h
+++ b/libr/include/r_flag.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ R_API int r_flag_bind(RFlag *io, RFlagBind *bnd);
 #ifdef R_API
 R_API RFlag * r_flag_new(void);
 R_API RFlag * r_flag_free(RFlag *f);
-R_API void r_flag_list(RFlag *f, int rad, const char *pfx);
+R_API void r_flag_list(RFlag *f, int rad, const char *pfx, bool flag_realnames);
 R_API bool r_flag_exist_at(RFlag *f, const char *flag_prefix, ut16 fp_size, ut64 off);
 R_API RFlagItem *r_flag_get(RFlag *f, const char *name);
 R_API RFlagItem *r_flag_get_i(RFlag *f, ut64 off);
diff --git a/libr/include/r_parse.h b/libr/include/r_parse.h
index 144da6ca97d03..07a490ca3f0ff 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_parse.h
+++ b/libr/include/r_parse.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ R_API int r_parse_list(RParse *p);
 R_API int r_parse_use(RParse *p, const char *name);
 R_API int r_parse_parse(RParse *p, const char *data, char *str);
 R_API int r_parse_assemble(RParse *p, char *data, char *str);
-R_API int r_parse_filter(RParse *p, RFlag *f, char *data, char *str, int len, bool big_endian);
+R_API int r_parse_filter(RParse *p, RFlag *f, char *data, char *str, int len, bool big_endian, bool flag_realnames);
 R_API bool r_parse_varsub(RParse *p, RAnalFunction *f, ut64 addr, int oplen, char *data, char *str, int len);
 R_API char *r_parse_c_string(RAnal *anal, const char *code);
 R_API char *r_parse_c_file(RAnal *anal, const char *path);
diff --git a/libr/parse/parse.c b/libr/parse/parse.c
index 840c52776efb5..f4e9036abe0df 100644
--- a/libr/parse/parse.c
+++ b/libr/parse/parse.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static char *findNextNumber(char *op) {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int filter(RParse *p, RFlag *f, char *data, char *str, int len, bool big_endian) {
+static int filter(RParse *p, RFlag *f, char *data, char *str, int len, bool big_endian, bool flag_realnames) {
 	char *ptr = data, *ptr2, *ptr_backup;
 	RAnalFunction *fcn;
 	RFlagItem *flag;
@@ -276,8 +276,7 @@ static int filter(RParse *p, RFlag *f, char *data, char *str, int len, bool big_
 						}
 					}
 					*ptr = 0;
-					bool utf8 = r_cons_singleton ()->use_utf8;
-					snprintf (str, len, "%s%s%s", data, utf8? flag->realname : flag->name,
+					snprintf (str, len, "%s%s%s", data, flag_realnames? flag->realname : flag->name,
 							(ptr != ptr2) ? ptr2 : "");
 					bool banned = false;
 					{
@@ -528,8 +527,8 @@ R_API bool r_parse_immtrim (char *opstr) {
 	return changed;
 }
 
-R_API int r_parse_filter(RParse *p, RFlag *f, char *data, char *str, int len, bool big_endian) {
-	filter (p, f, data, str, len, big_endian);
+R_API int r_parse_filter(RParse *p, RFlag *f, char *data, char *str, int len, bool big_endian, bool flag_realnames) {
+	filter (p, f, data, str, len, big_endian, flag_realnames);
 	if (p->cur && p->cur->filter) {
 		return p->cur->filter (p, f, data, str, len, big_endian);
 	}