diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index caa92150c7d7..94dc810cce4f 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ if (MSVC)
     # Build with multiple processes
     add_definitions(/MP)
   endif()
+  # Set source file and execution character sets to UTF-8
+  add_definitions(/utf-8)
   # MSVC warning suppressions
   add_definitions(
     /wd4018 # 'expression' : signed/unsigned mismatch