diff --git a/cmake/wrap_auv2.cmake b/cmake/wrap_auv2.cmake
index e02bc447..d09ac8df 100644
--- a/cmake/wrap_auv2.cmake
+++ b/cmake/wrap_auv2.cmake
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ function(target_add_auv2_wrapper)
     set(bhtg ${AUV2_TARGET}-build-helper)
     set(bhsc "${CLAP_WRAPPER_CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/detail/auv2/build-helper/")
     add_executable(${bhtg} ${bhsc}/build-helper.cpp)
+    target_compile_options(${bhtg} PRIVATE $<$<VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL:${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD},20>:-fno-char8_t>)
     target_link_libraries(${bhtg} PRIVATE
             clap-wrapper-shared-detail
             macos_filesystem_support
diff --git a/cmake/wrap_standalone.cmake b/cmake/wrap_standalone.cmake
index 5c238665..a13c9868 100644
--- a/cmake/wrap_standalone.cmake
+++ b/cmake/wrap_standalone.cmake
@@ -53,11 +53,16 @@ function(target_add_standalone_wrapper)
             )
     target_link_libraries(${salib}
             PUBLIC
-            clap-wrapper-compile-options
             clap-wrapper-shared-detail
             base-sdk-rtmidi
             base-sdk-rtaudio
             )
+    target_link_libraries(${salib} PRIVATE clap-wrapper-compile-options)
+    if (MSVC)
+        target_compile_options(${salib} PRIVATE $<$<VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL:${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD},20>:/Zc:char8_t->)
+    else()
+        target_compile_options(${salib} PRIVATE $<$<VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL:${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD},20>:-fno-char8_t>)
+    endif()
 
     if (APPLE)
         target_sources(${salib} PRIVATE)
@@ -185,7 +190,6 @@ function(target_add_standalone_wrapper)
             )
 
     target_link_libraries(${SA_TARGET} PRIVATE
-            clap-wrapper-compile-options
             ${salib}
             )
 endfunction(target_add_standalone_wrapper)
diff --git a/cmake/wrap_vst3.cmake b/cmake/wrap_vst3.cmake
index 2164bc84..4e862f0d 100644
--- a/cmake/wrap_vst3.cmake
+++ b/cmake/wrap_vst3.cmake
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ function(private_add_vst3_wrapper_sources)
             ${sd}/src/detail/vst3/aravst3.h
             )
 
+    if (MSVC)
+        target_compile_options(${tg} PRIVATE $<$<VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL:${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD},20>:/Zc:char8_t->)
+    else()
+        target_compile_options(${tg} PRIVATE $<$<VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL:${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD},20>:-fno-char8_t>)
+    endif()
+
     target_include_directories(${V3_TARGET}-clap-wrapper-vst3-lib PRIVATE "${sd}/include")
 endfunction(private_add_vst3_wrapper_sources)