diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
index 98ac7647ff..05110bc085 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ QStringList MinecraftInstance::javaArguments()
         }
     }
 
-    args << "-Duser.language=en";
+    args << "-Duser.language=en -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8";
 
     if (javaVersion.isModular() && shouldApplyOnlineFixes())
         // allow reflective access to java.net - required by the skin fix