diff --git a/segments/git.py b/segments/git.py
index 1c8b525..ed7bf68 100644
--- a/segments/git.py
+++ b/segments/git.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def get_git_status():
     has_untracked_files = False
     origin_position = ""
     output = subprocess.Popen(['git', 'status', '--ignore-submodules'],
-                              stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
+            env={"LANG": "C"}, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
     for line in output.split('\n'):
         origin_status = re.findall(
             r"Your branch is (ahead|behind).*?(\d+) comm", line)