diff --git a/fc-cache/fc-cache.c b/fc-cache/fc-cache.c
index dc93c19..87e3020 100644
--- a/fc-cache/fc-cache.c
+++ b/fc-cache/fc-cache.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
 #if defined (_WIN32)
 #define STRICT
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG || HAVE_GETOPT
     int		c;
 
+    setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
     while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "Efrsy:Vvh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
 #else
diff --git a/fc-cat/fc-cat.c b/fc-cat/fc-cat.c
index dfe30d7..69611bc 100644
--- a/fc-cat/fc-cat.c
+++ b/fc-cat/fc-cat.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
 #include <libintl.h>
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG || HAVE_GETOPT
     int		c;
 
+    setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
     while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "Vvrh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
 #else
diff --git a/fc-list/fc-list.c b/fc-list/fc-list.c
index 5cded50..2039acd 100644
--- a/fc-list/fc-list.c
+++ b/fc-list/fc-list.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
 #else
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG || HAVE_GETOPT
     int			c;
 
+    setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
     while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "vbf:qVh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
 #else
diff --git a/fc-match/fc-match.c b/fc-match/fc-match.c
index 7902707..dee6147 100644
--- a/fc-match/fc-match.c
+++ b/fc-match/fc-match.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
 #include <libintl.h>
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG || HAVE_GETOPT
     int			c;
 
+    setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
     while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "asvbf:Vh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
 #else
diff --git a/fc-pattern/fc-pattern.c b/fc-pattern/fc-pattern.c
index f63761c..7989b81 100644
--- a/fc-pattern/fc-pattern.c
+++ b/fc-pattern/fc-pattern.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
 #include <libintl.h>
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG || HAVE_GETOPT
     int		c;
 
+    setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
     while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "cdf:Vh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
 #else
diff --git a/fc-query/fc-query.c b/fc-query/fc-query.c
index 9da090d..fbffb84 100644
--- a/fc-query/fc-query.c
+++ b/fc-query/fc-query.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
 #include <libintl.h>
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG || HAVE_GETOPT
     int		c;
 
+    setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
     while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "i:bf:Vh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
 #else
diff --git a/fc-scan/fc-scan.c b/fc-scan/fc-scan.c
index edb967c..9302ac5 100644
--- a/fc-scan/fc-scan.c
+++ b/fc-scan/fc-scan.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
 #include <libintl.h>
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG || HAVE_GETOPT
     int		c;
 
+    setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
     while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "bf:Vh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
 #else