diff --git a/rc.conf b/rc.conf
index f48cf09..de1ddbf 100644
--- a/rc.conf
+++ b/rc.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-# System-wide configuration
+# A default PATH
 export PATH='/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin'
 
+# Locale
+export LC_ALL='en_US.UTF-8'
+
 # Hostname
 cfg_hostname='spark'