diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/upload/upload.post.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/upload/upload.post.js
index 5175b1f22e..fe56cd48db 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/upload/upload.post.js
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/upload/upload.post.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ else
                upload = destNode.createFile(filename) ;
                upload.properties.contentType = contentType;
                upload.properties.content.write(content);
-               upload.properties.content.mimetype = "UTF-8";
+               upload.properties.content.encoding = "UTF-8";
                upload.properties.title = title;
                upload.properties.description = description;
                upload.save();