diff --git a/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareHelper.java b/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareHelper.java
index b2b10907d68..113786b6b05 100644
--- a/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareHelper.java
+++ b/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareHelper.java
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ public class VmwareHelper {
         ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
 
         try {
-            out = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(bos));
+            out = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(bos,"UTF-8"));
 
             out.write("disksInChain=" + disksInChain);
             out.newLine();