diff --git a/ttyclock.c b/ttyclock.c
index edefe24..ac92942 100644
--- a/ttyclock.c
+++ b/ttyclock.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ void
 init(void)
 {
      struct sigaction sig;
+     setlocale(LC_TIME,"");
+
      ttyclock.bg = COLOR_BLACK;
 
      /* Init ncurses */
diff --git a/ttyclock.h b/ttyclock.h
index ea56723..9ec406d 100644
--- a/ttyclock.h
+++ b/ttyclock.h
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-
 #include <ncurses.h>
 
 /* Macro */