diff --git a/key_reader.c b/key_reader.c
index 2dbb0c1ae..22c956344 100644
--- a/key_reader.c
+++ b/key_reader.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <termios.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 #include <termcap.h>
 
 #include "input_common.h"
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ int writestr( char *str )
 int main( int argc, char **argv)
 {
 
+	setlocale( LC_ALL, "" );
+	
+
 	if( argc == 2 )
 	{
 		static char term_buffer[2048];