diff --git a/schema/ttrss_schema_mysql.sql b/schema/ttrss_schema_mysql.sql
index 90defe1a8..28e3b4efd 100644
--- a/schema/ttrss_schema_mysql.sql
+++ b/schema/ttrss_schema_mysql.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+SET NAMES utf8;
+SET CHARACTER SET utf8;
+
 drop table if exists ttrss_version;
 drop table if exists ttrss_labels;
 drop table if exists ttrss_filters;