diff --git a/usr.sbin/named/xfer/Makefile b/usr.sbin/named/xfer/Makefile
index cbc8c820768..ed7a9295ccc 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/named/xfer/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/named/xfer/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ MAN8= named-xfer.8
 VER	= LOCAL-`date +%y%m%d.%H%M%S`
 
 version.c: ${.CURDIR}/../Version.c ${.CURDIR}/Makefile ${SRCS}
-	(u=$${USER-root} d=`pwd |sed -e 's|/obj/|/src/|'` \
+	(LANG=; LC_CTYPE=; u=$${USER-root} d=`pwd |sed -e 's|/obj/|/src/|'` \
 	 h=`hostname` t=`date`; \
 	sed -e "s|%WHEN%|$${t}|" -e "s|%VERSION%|"${VER}"|" \
 	    -e "s|%WHOANDWHERE%|$${u}@$${h}:$${d}|" \