diff --git a/plugins/mysql/versions/5.5/install.sh b/plugins/mysql/versions/5.5/install.sh
index 34db9a680..83d2fa7bb 100755
--- a/plugins/mysql/versions/5.5/install.sh
+++ b/plugins/mysql/versions/5.5/install.sh
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ Install_mysql()
 		-DENABLED_LOCAL_INFILE=1 \
 		-DWITH_PARTITION_STORAGE_ENGINE=1 \
 		-DEXTRA_CHARSETS=all \
-		-DDEFAULT_CHARSET=utf8 \
-		-DDEFAULT_COLLATION=utf8_general_ci \
+		-DDEFAULT_CHARSET=utf8mb4 \
+		-DDEFAULT_COLLATION=utf8mb4_general_ci \
 		-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/bin/gcc \
 		-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/bin/g++
 		make && make install && make clean
diff --git a/plugins/mysql/versions/5.7/install.sh b/plugins/mysql/versions/5.7/install.sh
index 9d87b30de..85629889e 100755
--- a/plugins/mysql/versions/5.7/install.sh
+++ b/plugins/mysql/versions/5.7/install.sh
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ Install_mysql()
 		-DENABLED_LOCAL_INFILE=1 \
 		-DWITH_PARTITION_STORAGE_ENGINE=1 \
 		-DEXTRA_CHARSETS=all \
-		-DDEFAULT_CHARSET=utf8 \
-		-DDEFAULT_COLLATION=utf8_general_ci \
+		-DDEFAULT_CHARSET=utf8mb4 \
+		-DDEFAULT_COLLATION=utf8mb4_general_ci \
 		-DDOWNLOAD_BOOST=1 \
 		$OPTIONS \
 		-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/bin/gcc \
diff --git a/plugins/mysql/versions/8.0/install.sh b/plugins/mysql/versions/8.0/install.sh
index a1d26f366..acd58a003 100755
--- a/plugins/mysql/versions/8.0/install.sh
+++ b/plugins/mysql/versions/8.0/install.sh
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ Install_mysql()
 		-DENABLED_LOCAL_INFILE=1 \
 		-DWITH_PARTITION_STORAGE_ENGINE=1 \
 		-DEXTRA_CHARSETS=all \
-		-DDEFAULT_CHARSET=utf8 \
-		-DDEFAULT_COLLATION=utf8_general_ci \
+		-DDEFAULT_CHARSET=utf8mb4 \
+		-DDEFAULT_COLLATION=utf8mb4_general_ci \
 		-DDOWNLOAD_BOOST=1 \
 		-DFORCE_INSOURCE_BUILD=1 \
 		$OPTIONS \