diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 946d594ef..633524141 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ danbarry
 - bug #1905711 [compatibility] Functions deprecated in PHP 5.3: is_a() and
   get_magic_quotes_gpc(), thanks to Dmitry N. Shilnikov - yrtimd
 - bug [lang] catalan wrong accented characters
+- bug #1893034 [Export] SET NAMES for importing with command-line client
 
 2.11.5.0 (2008-03-01)
 - bug #1862661 [GUI] Warn about rename deleting database
diff --git a/libraries/export/sql.php b/libraries/export/sql.php
index 125a9536a..ed3ffe640 100644
--- a/libraries/export/sql.php
+++ b/libraries/export/sql.php
@@ -223,13 +223,23 @@ function PMA_exportHeader()
 
     $head .= $crlf;
 
-    $charset_of_file = isset($GLOBALS['charset_of_file']) ? $GLOBALS['charset_of_file'] : '';
-    if (!empty($GLOBALS['asfile']) && isset($mysql_charset_map[$charset_of_file])) {
+    if (! empty($GLOBALS['asfile'])) {
+        // we are saving as file, therefore we provide charset information
+        // so that a utility like the mysql client can interpret
+        // the file correctly
+        if (isset($GLOBALS['charset_of_file']) && isset($mysql_charset_map[$GLOBALS['charset_of_file']])) {
+            // $cfg['AllowAnywhereRecoding'] was true so we got a charset from 
+            // the export dialog
+            $set_names = $mysql_charset_map[$GLOBALS['charset_of_file']];
+        } else {
+            // by default we use the connection charset
+            $set_names = $mysql_charset_map[$GLOBALS['charset']]; 
+        } 
         $head .=  $crlf
                . '/*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT=@@CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT */;' . $crlf
                . '/*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_RESULTS=@@CHARACTER_SET_RESULTS */;' . $crlf
                . '/*!40101 SET @OLD_COLLATION_CONNECTION=@@COLLATION_CONNECTION */;' . $crlf
-               . '/*!40101 SET NAMES ' . $mysql_charset_map[$charset_of_file] . ' */;' . $crlf . $crlf;
+               . '/*!40101 SET NAMES ' . $set_names . ' */;' . $crlf . $crlf;
     }
 
     return PMA_exportOutputHandler($head);