diff --git a/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.2.config.jinja b/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.2.config.jinja
index 94e2680..c2bc11f 100644
--- a/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.2.config.jinja
+++ b/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.2.config.jinja
@@ -387,7 +387,11 @@ LogLevel warn
 # in HTML content to override this choice, comment out this
 # directive:
 #
-AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
+{%- if apache.get('default_charset', False) is none %}
+# AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
+{%- else %}
+AddDefaultCharset {{ apache.get('default_charset', 'UTF-8') }}
+{%- endif %}
 
 <IfModule mime_magic_module>
     #
diff --git a/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.4.config.jinja b/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.4.config.jinja
index 556b90e..c5770da 100644
--- a/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.4.config.jinja
+++ b/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.4.config.jinja
@@ -348,7 +348,11 @@ LogLevel warn
 # in HTML content to override this choice, comment out this
 # directive:
 #
-AddDefaultCharset {{ apache.default_charset }}
+{%- if apache.get('default_charset', False) is none %}
+# AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
+{%- else %}
+AddDefaultCharset {{ apache.get('default_charset', 'UTF-8') }}
+{%- endif %}
 
 <IfModule mime_magic_module>
     #