diff --git a/usr/libexec/security-misc/apt-get-update b/usr/libexec/security-misc/apt-get-update
index b506e44..3c91ffd 100755
--- a/usr/libexec/security-misc/apt-get-update
+++ b/usr/libexec/security-misc/apt-get-update
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ set -o nounset
 set -o errtrace
 set -o pipefail
 
+export LANG=C
+
 write_pid_file() {
   [[ -z "${TMP:-}" ]] && error "TMP is unset"
   safe-rm -rf "$TMP/security-misc-apt-get-update-pid";