diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9f64552f09d..5f333bf870f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ MAKEFLAGS += -rR --no-print-directory
 
 # Avoid funny character set dependencies
 unexport LC_ALL
-LC_CTYPE=C
 LC_COLLATE=C
 LC_NUMERIC=C
-export LC_CTYPE LC_COLLATE LC_NUMERIC
+export LC_COLLATE LC_NUMERIC
 
 # We are using a recursive build, so we need to do a little thinking
 # to get the ordering right.
diff --git a/arch/sh/tools/Makefile b/arch/sh/tools/Makefile
index 558a56bcc7c..2082af1f3fe 100644
--- a/arch/sh/tools/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/tools/Makefile
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 include/generated/machtypes.h: $(src)/gen-mach-types $(src)/mach-types
 	@echo '  Generating $@'
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(Q)$(AWK) -f $^ > $@ || { rm -f $@; /bin/false; }
+	$(Q)LC_ALL=C $(AWK) -f $^ > $@ || { rm -f $@; /bin/false; }