diff --git a/src/core/lombok/javac/apt/LombokFileObjects.java b/src/core/lombok/javac/apt/LombokFileObjects.java
index f1045a3e..8b6d4c2e 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/javac/apt/LombokFileObjects.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/javac/apt/LombokFileObjects.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ final class LombokFileObjects {
 		JavaFileManager manager;
 
 		public BaseFileManagerWrapper(JavaFileManager manager) {
-			super(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+			super(null); // use default encoding
 			this.manager = manager;
 		}