diff --git a/waf.bat b/waf.bat
index 92d4ed37..db5e1d46 100644
--- a/waf.bat
+++ b/waf.bat
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @echo off
 
 rem try fix py2 build
-chcp 1252
+chcp 65001
 set PYTHONIOENCODING=UTF-8
 rem from issue #964