--- a/scripts/make-config.sh
+++ b/scripts/make-config.sh
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ debug "NOEXTLIBS='$NOEXTLIBS'"
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Enforce English locale by default in all commands for predictible output.
-LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
-LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
-LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8
+LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
+LANG=C.UTF-8
 
 [[ -z $LOCAL_OS ]] && LOCAL_OS=$(uname -s | tr A-Z a-z)
 [[ -z $LOCAL_ARCH ]] && LOCAL_ARCH=$(uname -m)
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ else
         BINDIR="$BINROOT/debug-${MAIN_ARCH}${hpart}${BINDIR_SUFFIX}"
     else
         # Default BINDIR for release mode.
-        BINDIR="$BINROOT/release-${MAIN_ARCH}${hpart}${BINDIR_SUFFIX}"
+        BINDIR="$BINROOT/release"
     fi
 fi