diff --git a/usr.bin/systat/main.c b/usr.bin/systat/main.c
index 69523c9803a..78dd7169a2d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/systat/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/systat/main.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ static char sccsid[] = "@(#)main.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93";
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 
+#include <locale.h>
 #include <nlist.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ main(argc, argv)
 {
 	char errbuf[80];
 
+	(void) setlocale(LC_TIME, "");
+
 	argc--, argv++;
 	while (argc > 0) {
 		if (argv[0][0] == '-') {
diff --git a/usr.bin/systat/vmstat.c b/usr.bin/systat/vmstat.c
index 77fe9249acf..bfbde6c95c2 100644
--- a/usr.bin/systat/vmstat.c
+++ b/usr.bin/systat/vmstat.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static char sccsid[] = "@(#)vmstat.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 1/12/94";
 #include <paths.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "systat.h"
 #include "extern.h"
@@ -263,9 +264,11 @@ void
 fetchkre()
 {
 	time_t now;
+	struct tm *tp;
 
 	time(&now);
-	strcpy(buf, ctime(&now));
+	tp = localtime(&now);
+	(void) strftime(buf, sizeof(buf), "%c", tp);
 	buf[16] = '\0';
 	getinfo(&s, state);
 }