diff --git a/examples/directx11_example/directx11_example.vcxproj b/examples/directx11_example/directx11_example.vcxproj
index 92ad83aad..e037bb276 100644
--- a/examples/directx11_example/directx11_example.vcxproj
+++ b/examples/directx11_example/directx11_example.vcxproj
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
-    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">