diff --git a/src/dump.c b/src/dump.c
index 089474d..37f5a40 100644
--- a/src/dump.c
+++ b/src/dump.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ int json_dump_file(const json_t *json, const char *path, size_t flags)
 {
     int result;
 
-    FILE *output = fopen(path, "wb");
+    FILE *output = fopen(path, "w");
     if(!output)
         return -1;