diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 22e9891c4b..9e716acfc2 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 root = true
 
 [*]
+charset = utf-8
 indent_size = 2
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true