diff --git a/src/node_crypto.cc b/src/node_crypto.cc
index 774550c9956..d5915101638 100644
--- a/src/node_crypto.cc
+++ b/src/node_crypto.cc
@@ -3309,7 +3309,7 @@ class Verify : public ObjectWrap {
 
     unsigned char* hbuf = new unsigned char[hlen];
     ssize_t hwritten = StringBytes::Write(
-        reinterpret_cast<char*>(hbuf), hlen, args[1], BINARY);
+        reinterpret_cast<char*>(hbuf), hlen, args[1], encoding);
     assert(hwritten == hlen);
 
     int r;