diff --git a/scripts/pkgmeek b/scripts/pkgmeek
index 7160f32..07afad0 100755
--- a/scripts/pkgmeek
+++ b/scripts/pkgmeek
@@ -590,4 +590,5 @@ readonly -f main info warning error print_help parse_options validate_pkgfile \
 	cleanup_work recursive
 trap "interrupted" SIGHUP SIGINT SIGQUIT SIGTERM
 
+export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 main "$@"