diff --git a/etc/example.conf b/etc/example.conf
index 16a7e77..f9c368b 100644
--- a/etc/example.conf
+++ b/etc/example.conf
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 // this can be either utf8 or utf8mb4. Make sure to match the value
 // to the charset of the piler database! Also, make sure to set this
 // value in sphinx.conf
-mysqlcharset=utfmb4
+mysqlcharset=utf8mb4
 ;mysqlhost=127.0.0.1
 ;mysqlport=3306
 mysqlsocket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock