diff --git a/bashtop b/bashtop
index 99d10b9..4c093bd 100755
--- a/bashtop
+++ b/bashtop
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #    limitations under the License.
 
-declare -x LC_MESSAGES="C" LC_NUMERIC="C"
+declare -x LC_MESSAGES="C" LC_NUMERIC="C" LC_ALL=""
 shopt -qu failglob nullglob
 shopt -qs extglob globasciiranges globstar