diff --git a/makechrootpkg b/makechrootpkg
index 1586677..90c60c5 100755
--- a/makechrootpkg
+++ b/makechrootpkg
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ chmod 440 "$copydir/etc/sudoers.d/nobody-pacman"
 #working copy
 (cat <<EOF
 #!/bin/bash
-export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+export LANG=C
 cd /build
 export HOME=/build
 sudo -u nobody makepkg $MAKEPKG_ARGS || touch BUILD_FAILED