--- bin/realpath/realpath.c	(revision 304289)
+++ bin/realpath/realpath.c	(working copy)
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 
 #include <err.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ 
 	const char *path;
 	int ch, qflag, rval;
 
+	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+
 	qflag = 0;
 	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "q")) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {