diff --git a/Lib/uuid.py b/Lib/uuid.py
index 7705a8ad409..9946042c298 100644
--- a/Lib/uuid.py
+++ b/Lib/uuid.py
@@ -321,9 +321,9 @@ def _find_mac(command, args, hw_identifiers, get_index):
             return None
 
     try:
-        # LC_MESSAGES to get English output, 2>/dev/null to
+        # LC_ALL to ensure English output, 2>/dev/null to
         # prevent output on stderr
-        cmd = 'LC_MESSAGES=C %s %s 2>/dev/null' % (executable, args)
+        cmd = 'LC_ALL=C %s %s 2>/dev/null' % (executable, args)
         with os.popen(cmd) as pipe:
             for line in pipe:
                 words = line.lower().split()