1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/captype.c b/captype.c
index bc09e2d777..53c8f08e93 100644
--- a/captype.c
+++ b/captype.c
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
   char  *init_progfile_dir_error;
 #endif
 
+  /* Set the C-language locale to the native environment. */
+  setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+
   /* Get the compile-time version information string */
   comp_info_str = get_compiled_version_info(NULL, get_captype_compiled_info);
 
@@ -211,9 +214,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
   }
 
-  /* Set the C-language locale to the native environment. */
-  setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
-
   if (argc < 2) {
     print_usage(stderr);
     return 1;