diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
index 541f7483c3f..38b332dfa45 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ public class VmwareResource implements StoragePoolResource, ServerResource, Vmwa
         VmwareManager mgr = getServiceContext().getStockObject(VmwareManager.CONTEXT_STOCK_NAME);
         File keyFile = mgr.getSystemVMKeyFile();
         try {
-            SshHelper.scpTo(routerIp, 3922, "root", keyFile, null, filePath, content.getBytes(), fileName, null);
+            SshHelper.scpTo(routerIp, 3922, "root", keyFile, null, filePath, content.getBytes("UTF-8"), fileName, null);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             s_logger.warn("Fail to create file " + filePath + fileName + " in VR " + routerIp, e);
             return new ExecutionResult(false, e.getMessage());