diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b5846d..ae1fd17 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -251,17 +251,20 @@ if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "arm" OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES
 else()
     message(STATUS "x86 detected")
     if (MSVC)
-            if(NOT WHISPER_NO_AVX2)
-                set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /arch:AVX2")
-                set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /arch:AVX2")
-                set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /arch:AVX2")
-            else()
-                if(NOT WHISPER_NO_AVX)
-                    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /arch:AVX")
-                    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /arch:AVX")
-                    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /arch:AVX")
-                endif()
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /utf-8")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /utf-8")
+        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /utf-8")
+        if(NOT WHISPER_NO_AVX2)
+            set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /arch:AVX2")
+            set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /arch:AVX2")
+            set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /arch:AVX2")
+        else()
+            if(NOT WHISPER_NO_AVX)
+                set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /arch:AVX")
+                set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /arch:AVX")
+                set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /arch:AVX")
             endif()
+        endif()
     else()
         if (EMSCRIPTEN)
             set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS   "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}   -pthread")