diff --git a/common/console.cpp b/common/console.cpp
index 932131f4f..c4dd27c37 100644
--- a/common/console.cpp
+++ b/common/console.cpp
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ namespace console {
 
         auto locale = setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 
-        if (locale == nullptr || !strcmp(locale, "C") || strcasestr(locale, "utf-8") == nullptr) {
+        if (locale == nullptr || strcasestr(locale, "utf-8") == nullptr) {
             auto lang = getenv("LANG");
-            if (lang != nullptr && strcmp(lang, "C") && strcasestr(lang, "utf-8") != nullptr) {
+            if (lang != nullptr && strcasestr(lang, "utf-8") != nullptr) {
                 setlocale(LC_ALL, lang);
             } else {
                 setlocale(LC_ALL, "C.UTF-8");