diff --git a/client/mysqldump.c b/client/mysqldump.c
index 5c3fa44e30b..af47b7c6955 100644
--- a/client/mysqldump.c
+++ b/client/mysqldump.c
@@ -89,11 +89,7 @@ static char  insert_pat[12 * 1024],*opt_password=0,*current_user=0,
              *where=0,
              *opt_compatible_mode_str= 0,
              *err_ptr= 0;
-#ifdef HAVE_CHARSET_utf8
-static char *default_charset= (char*) "utf8";
-#else
-static char *default_charset= (char*) MYSQL_DEFAULT_CHARSET_NAME;
-#endif
+static char *default_charset= (char*) MYSQL_UNIVERSAL_CLIENT_CHARSET;
 static ulong opt_compatible_mode= 0;
 static uint     opt_mysql_port= 0, err_len= 0;
 static my_string opt_mysql_unix_port=0;
diff --git a/include/my_global.h b/include/my_global.h
index b5b78774e91..d74a66e9ab9 100644
--- a/include/my_global.h
+++ b/include/my_global.h
@@ -1144,4 +1144,10 @@ typedef union {
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CHARSET_utf8
+#define MYSQL_UNIVERSAL_CLIENT_CHARSET "utf8"
+#else
+#define MYSQL_UNIVERSAL_CLIENT_CHARSET MYSQL_DEFAULT_CHARSET_NAME
+#endif
+
 #endif /* my_global_h */