diff --git a/packaging/setup/plugins/ovirt-engine-common/base/remote_engine/remote_engine_manual_files.py b/packaging/setup/plugins/ovirt-engine-common/base/remote_engine/remote_engine_manual_files.py
index 4d4b3b4d226..ed3562473cf 100644
--- a/packaging/setup/plugins/ovirt-engine-common/base/remote_engine/remote_engine_manual_files.py
+++ b/packaging/setup/plugins/ovirt-engine-common/base/remote_engine/remote_engine_manual_files.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def copy_from_engine(self, file_name, dialog_name=None):
                 ),
                 prompt=True,
             )
-            with open(resfilename) as f:
+            with open(resfilename, 'rb') as f:
                 res = f.read()
             return res