diff --git a/llvm/lib/TableGen/Main.cpp b/llvm/lib/TableGen/Main.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/TableGen/Main.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/TableGen/Main.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
   Records.startTimer("Parse, build records");
   ErrorOr<std::unique_ptr<MemoryBuffer>> FileOrErr =
-      MemoryBuffer::getFileOrSTDIN(InputFilename, /*IsText=*/false);
+      MemoryBuffer::getFileOrSTDIN(InputFilename, /*IsText=*/true);
   if (std::error_code EC = FileOrErr.getError())
     return reportError(argv0, "Could not open input file '" + InputFilename +
                                   "': " + EC.message() + "\n");
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
     // This prevents recompilation of all the files depending on it if there
     // aren't any.
     if (auto ExistingOrErr =
-            MemoryBuffer::getFile(OutputFilename, /*IsText=*/false))
+            MemoryBuffer::getFile(OutputFilename, /*IsText=*/true))
       if (std::move(ExistingOrErr.get())->getBuffer() == Out.str())
         WriteFile = false;
   }