diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.pl b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
index 68841d01162cf..ffea46287f830 100755
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.pl
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ sub update_funcs
 #
 # Step 2: find the sections and mcount call sites
 #
-open(IN, "$objdump -hdr $inputfile|") || die "error running $objdump";
+open(IN, "LANG=C $objdump -hdr $inputfile|") || die "error running $objdump";
 
 my $text;