1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git/cmd.py b/git/cmd.py
index ee35bbcf..87e482d8 100644
--- a/git/cmd.py
+++ b/git/cmd.py
@@ -551,6 +551,9 @@ class Git(LazyMixin):
         env = os.environ.copy()
         # Attempt to force all output to plain ascii english, which is what some parsing code
         # may expect.
+        # According to stackoverflow (http://goo.gl/l74GC8), we are setting LANGUAGE as well
+        # just to be sure.
+        env["LANGUAGE"] = "C"
         env["LC_ALL"] = "C"
         env.update(self._environment)