diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 1a7d77f..894659b 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ CFLAGS="-O2 -pipe -Wall"
 CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
 LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--hash-style=gnu"
 MAKEOPTS="${MAKEOPTS:--j$(nproc 2>/dev/null || echo '1')}"
+LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"
 
 # toolchain/gcc
 I_KNOW_WHAT_I_AM_DOING="yes"