diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index db2fe43f..261f0254 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ subprojects {
     group = 'org.ethereum'
     version = '0.7.14-SNAPSHOT'
 
-    tasks.withType(Compile) {
-        options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
-    }
+    compileJava.options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
+    compileTestJava.options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
 
     repositories {
         jcenter()