diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b88e0298..529ba3b0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 byobu (5.83) unreleased; urgency=medium
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  [ Dustin Kirkland ]
+  * usr/bin/byobu-config.in:
+    - hard code LANG=C before launching byobu-config
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 22 Jul 2014 07:21:56 -0700
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-config.in b/usr/bin/byobu-config.in
index 3895a0f1..9a6117f8 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-config.in
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-config.in
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
 PKG="byobu"
 [ -z "${BYOBU_PREFIX}" ] && export BYOBU_PREFIX="@prefix@" || export BYOBU_PREFIX
 . "${BYOBU_PREFIX}/lib/${PKG}/include/common"
+export LANG=C
 
 ${BYOBU_PYTHON} "${BYOBU_PREFIX}/lib/${PKG}/include/config.py"