diff --git a/lib/generators/unread/migration/templates/migration.rb b/lib/generators/unread/migration/templates/migration.rb
index 1e959f9..098a51c 100644
--- a/lib/generators/unread/migration/templates/migration.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/unread/migration/templates/migration.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class UnreadMigration < Unread::MIGRATION_BASE_CLASS
   def self.up
-    create_table ReadMark, force: true do |t|
+    create_table ReadMark, force: true, options: create_options do |t|
       t.references :readable, polymorphic: { null: false }
       t.references :reader,   polymorphic: { null: false }
       t.datetime :timestamp
@@ -12,4 +12,13 @@ def self.up
   def self.down
     drop_table ReadMark
   end
+
+  def self.create_options
+    options = ''
+    if defined?(ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::Mysql2Adapter) \
+      && ActiveRecord::Base.connection.instance_of?(ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::Mysql2Adapter)
+      options = 'DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1'
+    end
+    options
+  end
 end