diff --git a/apps/lib/apps.c b/apps/lib/apps.c
index 43c01401e8d75..6fe99422b9a03 100644
--- a/apps/lib/apps.c
+++ b/apps/lib/apps.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ int set_nameopt(const char *arg)
 
 unsigned long get_nameopt(void)
 {
-    return (nmflag_set) ? nmflag : XN_FLAG_ONELINE;
+    return (nmflag_set) ? nmflag : XN_FLAG_SEP_CPLUS_SPC | ASN1_STRFLGS_UTF8_CONVERT;
 }
 
 void dump_cert_text(BIO *out, X509 *x)