diff --git a/lib/misc.zsh b/lib/misc.zsh
index 4c1743657..88732e664 100644
--- a/lib/misc.zsh
+++ b/lib/misc.zsh
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ setopt long_list_jobs
 
 ## pager
 export PAGER=less
-export LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+export LC_CTYPE=$LANG