diff --git a/deb_bugger.sh b/deb_bugger.sh
index cbeaf1f..8d68ec0 100755
--- a/deb_bugger.sh
+++ b/deb_bugger.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ perl -i.bak -pe 's/^#// if /Timeout/ && /\ds$/' /etc/systemd/system.conf
 apt-get -y install udisks2 fwupd
 
 # Set locale for date/time display
-localectl set-locale LC_TIME='en_GB.UTF-8'
+localectl set-locale LC_TIME='C.UTF-8'
 
 # Stop here if there's no graphical UI
 if [ "$(systemctl is-active display-manager)" = 'inactive' ]; then
diff --git a/deb_linode.sh b/deb_linode.sh
index 9e4765d..7fc1c8c 100755
--- a/deb_linode.sh
+++ b/deb_linode.sh
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ apt-get -y install unifont bsdgames fortune-mod fortunes-bofh-excuses      \
 apt-file update
 
 # Set locale for date/time display
-localectl set-locale LC_TIME='en_GB.UTF-8'
+localectl set-locale LC_TIME='C.UTF-8'