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-rw-r--r--locale/programs/locale.c4
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/locale/programs/locale.c b/locale/programs/locale.c
index 8254289598..41c7b1d46e 100644
--- a/locale/programs/locale.c
+++ b/locale/programs/locale.c
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
       exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
     }
 
+  /* Specific information about the current locale are requested.
+     Change to this locale now.  */
+  setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
+
   /* If no real argument is given we have to print the contents of the
      current locale definition variables.  These are LANG and the LC_*.  */
   if (optind == argc && show_keyword_name == 0 && show_category_name == 0)