diff --git a/buildSrc/gradle.properties b/buildSrc/gradle.properties
index eb8ee72ddc5..1ffc5d36fd6 100644
--- a/buildSrc/gradle.properties
+++ b/buildSrc/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Duser.country=US
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Duser.country=US -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
 # Should be the same as in the root gradle.properties to avoid spawning second daemon
 kotlin.daemon.jvmargs=-Xmx3g -Dkotlin.js.compiler.legacy.force_enabled=true