diff --git a/bindgen/translation_unit.py b/bindgen/translation_unit.py
index 8b446b5..a19e001 100755
--- a/bindgen/translation_unit.py
+++ b/bindgen/translation_unit.py
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ def parse_tu(path,
     with open(path) as f:
         src = f.read()
 
+    # skip possible invisible BOM character which would lead to clang error later
+    if src[0] == "\ufeff" :
+        src = src[1:]
+
     dummy_code = f'{parsing_header}\n{platform_parsing_header}\n{tu_parsing_header}\n{src}'
     tr_unit = ix.parse('dummy.cxx',
                        args,
@@ -54,4 +58,4 @@ def parse_tu(path,
 
     tr_unit.path = ('dummy.cxx',path.name)
 
-    return tr_unit
\ No newline at end of file
+    return tr_unit