--- a/src/tests/pkg5unittest.py	Wed Feb 08 17:03:22 2017 -0800
+++ b/src/tests/pkg5unittest.py	Wed Feb 08 14:16:02 2017 -0700
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#
 # CDDL HEADER START
 #
 # The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 # CDDL HEADER END
 #
 
-# Copyright (c) 2008, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2008, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
 #
 # Define the basic classes that all test cases are inherited from.
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 import errno
 import gettext
 import hashlib
+import locale
 import logging
 import multiprocessing
 import os
@@ -275,6 +277,8 @@
                         self.assertProtoReadable()
                         g_proto_readable = True
 
+                locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'C')
+
         @property
         def methodName(self):
                 return self._testMethodName