diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 17a7ec5..9d72db1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@
     endif()
   endif(COMPILER_IS_LIKE_GNU)
 
+  if(MSVC)
+    target_compile_options(${TARGET} PRIVATE /utf-8)
+  endif()
+
   if (TINT_EMIT_COVERAGE)
     if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU")
         target_compile_options(${TARGET} PRIVATE "--coverage")