diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 965fbcf1ee..332927531a 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ charset = utf-8-bom
 charset = utf-8-bom
 
 [Windows/{aboutbox.rc,version.rc}]
-charset = utf-16le
+charset = utf-8
 
 [libretro/**.{cpp,h}]
 indent_style = space