Error after upgrading from 1.8 to 1.12

Warning: htmlspecialchars() [function.htmlspecialchars]: Invalid multibyte sequence in argument in /var/www/html/piwik/core/DataTable/Filter/SafeDecodeLabel.php on line 52

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#0 Piwik_ErrorHandler(…) called at [:]
#1 htmlspecialchars(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/core/DataTable/Filter/SafeDecodeLabel.php:52]
#2 Piwik_DataTable_Filter_SafeDecodeLabel::safeDecodeLabel(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/core/DataTable/Filter/SafeDecodeLabel.php:67]
#3 Piwik_DataTable_Filter_SafeDecodeLabel->filter(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/core/DataTable.php:390]
#4 Piwik_DataTable->filter(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/core/DataTable.php:415]
#5 Piwik_DataTable->applyQueuedFilters(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/core/API/ResponseBuilder.php:281]
#6 Piwik_API_ResponseBuilder->handleDataTable(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/core/API/ResponseBuilder.php:77]
#7 Piwik_API_ResponseBuilder->getResponse(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/core/API/Request.php:147]
#8 Piwik_API_Request->process(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/core/ViewDataTable.php:423]
#9 Piwik_ViewDataTable->loadDataTableFromAPI(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/core/ViewDataTable/HtmlTable.php:79]
#10 Piwik_ViewDataTable_HtmlTable->main(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/core/Controller.php:147]
#11 Piwik_Controller->renderView(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/plugins/Referers/Controller.php:247]
#12 Piwik_Referers_Controller->getKeywords(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/plugins/Referers/Controller.php:125]
#13 Piwik_Referers_Controller->getSearchEnginesAndKeywords(…) called at [:]
#14 call_user_func_array(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/core/FrontController.php:125]
#15 Piwik_FrontController->dispatch(…) called at [/var/www/html/piwik/index.php:47]