diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d24eab8b..03100bd4 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ add_executable(Flameshot::flameshot ALIAS flameshot)
 
 if(WIN32)
   set_property(TARGET flameshot PROPERTY WIN32_EXECUTABLE true)
+  if(MSVC)
+    target_compile_options(flameshot PRIVATE /source-charset:utf-8)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(cli)