diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 479fa0b13e..e2d719bf10 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 root = true
 
 [*.{h,cpp,hpp}]
-charset = utf-8
+charset = utf-8-bom
 indent_style = tab
 indent_size = 4
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true