- Issue #17754: Make ctypes.util.find_library() independent of the locale.
diff --git a/Lib/ctypes/util.py b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
index fe2b520..fe0ed0a 100644
--- a/Lib/ctypes/util.py
+++ b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         fdout, ccout = tempfile.mkstemp()
         os.close(fdout)
         cmd = 'if type gcc >/dev/null 2>&1; then CC=gcc; elif type cc >/dev/null 2>&1; then CC=cc;else exit 10; fi;' \
-              '$CC -Wl,-t -o ' + ccout + ' 2>&1 -l' + name
+              'LANG=C LC_ALL=C $CC -Wl,-t -o ' + ccout + ' 2>&1 -l' + name
         try:
             f = os.popen(cmd)
             try:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 6cdf42b..baf06d0 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #17754: Make ctypes.util.find_library() independent of the locale.
 
 What's New in Python 2.7.5?
 ===========================