diff --git a/src/string_utils.h b/src/string_utils.h
index 706d3b8c..6bf009d7 100644
--- a/src/string_utils.h
+++ b/src/string_utils.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Utilities for manipulating strings in C.
 #define UTF8PROC_OPTIONS_NFKC UTF8PROC_OPTIONS_NFC | UTF8PROC_COMPAT
 
 // Strip accents
-#define UTF8PROC_OPTIONS_STRIP_ACCENTS UTF8PROC_OPTIONS_BASE | UTF8PROC_STRIPMARK
+#define UTF8PROC_OPTIONS_STRIP_ACCENTS UTF8PROC_OPTIONS_BASE | UTF8PROC_DECOMPOSE | UTF8PROC_STRIPMARK
 
 // Lowercase
 #define UTF8PROC_OPTIONS_LOWERCASE UTF8PROC_OPTIONS_BASE | UTF8PROC_CASEFOLD