diff --git a/lib/binaryParser.js b/lib/binaryParser.js
index 2a7bcd60..ec24c94b 100644
--- a/lib/binaryParser.js
+++ b/lib/binaryParser.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ p.parseIntArray = p.parseStringArray = function(value) {
         }
         else if (elementType == 0x19) {
             // string
-            var result = value.toString('utf8', offset >> 3, (offset += (length << 3)) >> 3);
+            var result = value.toString(this.encoding, offset >> 3, (offset += (length << 3)) >> 3);
             return result;
         }
         else {