--- bin/ln/ln.c	(revision 304164)
+++ bin/ln/ln.c	(working copy)
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ 
 #include <err.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 #include <libgen.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ 
 	char *p, *targetdir;
 	int ch, exitval;
 
+	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+
 	/*
 	 * Test for the special case where the utility is called as
 	 * "link", for which the functionality provided is greatly