--- flex-2.5.33/main.c.orig	2006-02-14 19:55:42.000000000 +0100
+++ flex-2.5.33/main.c	2006-03-07 23:18:01.213336000 +0100
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@
 {
 #if ENABLE_NLS
 #if HAVE_LOCALE_H
+	setlocale (LC_CTYPE, "");
 	setlocale (LC_MESSAGES, "");
 	textdomain (PACKAGE);
 	bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);