1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/wc.c b/src/wc.c
index bb903f1a2..27db2a436 100644
--- a/src/wc.c
+++ b/src/wc.c
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   int nfiles;
 
   program_name = argv[0];
+  setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
+  bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
+  textdomain (PACKAGE);
+
   exit_status = 0;
   print_lines = print_words = print_chars = 0;
   total_lines = total_words = total_chars = 0;