diff --git a/src/initscripts/init.d/firstsetup b/src/initscripts/init.d/firstsetup
index 892031bd8..cef0b8a03 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/init.d/firstsetup
+++ b/src/initscripts/init.d/firstsetup
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+export LANG=en_US.utf8
 /usr/local/sbin/setup /dev/tty2 INSTALL
 echo Restarting udev...
 killall udevd