diff --git a/build/windows/gimp.manifest b/build/windows/gimp.manifest
index a0986adeeb..b0ebb47d32 100644
--- a/build/windows/gimp.manifest
+++ b/build/windows/gimp.manifest
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 		</application>
 	</compatibility>
 	<asmv3:application>
-		<asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">
-			<dpiAware>true</dpiAware>
+		<asmv3:windowsSettings>
+			<dpiAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">true</dpiAware>
+			<activeCodePage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2019/WindowsSettings">UTF-8</activeCodePage>
 		</asmv3:windowsSettings>
 	</asmv3:application>
 </assembly>