diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 9786a66ce..fd13255cd 100755
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ PROBABLE_INST_LIB=$(shell \\
 )
 
 extra_build:
-	./ikiwiki.in doc html --templatedir=templates --underlaydir=basewiki \
+	LANG=C ./ikiwiki.in doc html --templatedir=templates \
+		--underlaydir=basewiki \
 		--wikiname="ikiwiki" --verbose --no-rcs \
 		--exclude=/discussion --no-discussion --userdir=users \
 		--plugin=goodstuff \
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f7ae8d5ba..d41a7b8ce 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ ikiwiki (1.41) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Replace underscores in shortcut texts with spaces when formatting for
     display. This allows using a shortcut like [[wikipedia War_of_1812]],
     which links to the correct remote page, but is displayed nicely.
+  * When building the doc wiki, build with LANG=C.
 
- -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:59:58 -0500
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:52:10 -0500
 
 ikiwiki (1.40) unstable; urgency=low