diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/cli/info.py b/lib/python/qmk/cli/info.py
index 572b305ca..6115e8f87 100755
--- a/lib/python/qmk/cli/info.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/cli/info.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 Compile an info.json for a particular keyboard and pretty-print it.
 """
+import sys
 import json
-import platform
 
 from milc import cli
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from qmk.keymap import locate_keymap
 from qmk.info import info_json
 from qmk.path import is_keyboard
 
-platform_id = platform.platform().lower()
+UNICODE_SUPPORT = sys.stdout.encoding.lower().startswith('utf')
 
 
 def show_keymap(kb_info_json, title_caps=True):
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def print_text_output(kb_info_json):
 @cli.argument('-l', '--layouts', action='store_true', help='Render the layouts.')
 @cli.argument('-m', '--matrix', action='store_true', help='Render the layouts with matrix information.')
 @cli.argument('-f', '--format', default='friendly', arg_only=True, help='Format to display the data in (friendly, text, json) (Default: friendly).')
-@cli.argument('--ascii', action='store_true', default='windows' in platform_id, help='Render layout box drawings in ASCII only.')
+@cli.argument('--ascii', action='store_true', default=not UNICODE_SUPPORT, help='Render layout box drawings in ASCII only.')
 @cli.subcommand('Keyboard information.')
 @automagic_keyboard
 @automagic_keymap