diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b6a53566e..a7634a3c1 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	// Create user data directory
 	fs::CreateDir(porting::path_userdata);
 
-	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+	setlocale(LC_MESSAGES, "");
 	bindtextdomain("minetest-c55", (porting::path_userdata+"/locale").c_str());
 	textdomain("minetest-c55");