diff --git a/nptl_db/ChangeLog b/nptl_db/ChangeLog
index fe1778ee95..417514978b 100644
--- a/nptl_db/ChangeLog
+++ b/nptl_db/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2012-10-08  Jonathan Nieder  <jrnieder@gmail.com>
+
+	[BZ #14661]
+	* Makefile ($(objpfx)db-symbols.out): Force C locale when running
+	readelf -s.
+
 2012-03-07  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@gmail.com>
 
 	* Makefile (distribute): Remove variable.
diff --git a/nptl_db/Makefile b/nptl_db/Makefile
index d15fb9e818..6ccb3d0ccb 100644
--- a/nptl_db/Makefile
+++ b/nptl_db/Makefile
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ $(objpfx)libthread_db.so: $(common-objpfx)libc.so \
 tests: $(objpfx)db-symbols.out
 $(objpfx)db-symbols.out: $(objpfx)db-symbols.v.i \
 			 $(common-objpfx)nptl/libpthread.so
-	readelf -W -s $(filter %.so,$^) | $(AWK) -f $< > $@
+	LC_ALL=C readelf -W -s $(filter %.so,$^) | $(AWK) -f $< > $@
 
 $(objpfx)db-symbols.v.i: db-symbols.awk