diff --git a/usr/share/archboot/base/init b/usr/share/archboot/base/init
index ab343ba21..ef768d863 100755
--- a/usr/share/archboot/base/init
+++ b/usr/share/archboot/base/init
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 # created by Tobias Powalowski <tpowa@archlinux.org>
+LANG=C
 _TITLE="Archboot $(uname -m) | Basic Setup | Early Userspace"
 _KEEP="Please keep the boot medium inserted."
 _dialog() {