diff --git a/Migrating-from-MariaDB-(MySQL)-to-SQLite.md b/Migrating-from-MariaDB-(MySQL)-to-SQLite.md
index e1c4250..475354a 100644
--- a/Migrating-from-MariaDB-(MySQL)-to-SQLite.md
+++ b/Migrating-from-MariaDB-(MySQL)-to-SQLite.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ mysqldump \
   --user=<dbuser> --password \
   --skip-create-options \
   --compatible=ansi \
+  --default-character-set=utf8 \
   --skip-extended-insert \
   --compact \
   --single-transaction \