diff --git a/src/mio.py b/src/mio.py
index cc2503dc13079e8bf038ef2b5be14c757c34ea25..84a2b42c1ab2745fbc4c956a0cfe054220c375f5 100755
--- a/src/mio.py
+++ b/src/mio.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import re
 import sys
 from mio.exception import *
 from mio.log import log, MUTE, SILENT, NORMAL, VERBOSE
+import locale
 
 # Fix for older python version that does not have True and False defined
 if not hasattr(__builtins__, "True"):
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ class FindAndParse:
             print "Failed to locate: %s" % target
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_TIME, 'C')
     optParser = argparse.ArgumentParser(usage="%(prog)s [options]")
     optParser.add_argument("--backup",
                            action="store",