diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c73528..a45f04a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ endif()
 # Windows issues with Microsoft Visual Studio
 if(MSVC)
   include_directories(SYSTEM libs/third_party/pthreadwin32)
-  add_compile_options(-bigobj)
+  add_compile_options(/bigobj)
+  add_compile_options(/utf-8)
   if(MSVC_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL 1914)
     add_compile_options("/Zc:__cplusplus")
   endif()