diff --git a/vendor/init.bat b/vendor/init.bat
index 1328fc7..4a31844 100644
--- a/vendor/init.bat
+++ b/vendor/init.bat
@@ -203,9 +203,12 @@ if defined GIT_INSTALL_ROOT (
 
     :: define SVN_SSH so we can use git svn with ssh svn repositories
     if not defined SVN_SSH set "SVN_SSH=%GIT_INSTALL_ROOT:\=\\%\\bin\\ssh.exe"
+    for /F "delims=" %%F in ('env /usr/bin/locale -uU 2^>nul') do (
+        set "LANG=%%F"
+    )
 )
 
-endlocal & set "PATH=%PATH%" & set "SVN_SSH=%SVN_SSH%" & set "GIT_INSTALL_ROOT=%GIT_INSTALL_ROOT%"
+endlocal & set "PATH=%PATH%" & set "LANG=%LANG%" & set "SVN_SSH=%SVN_SSH%" & set "GIT_INSTALL_ROOT=%GIT_INSTALL_ROOT%"
 %lib_console% debug-output init.bat "Env Var - GIT_INSTALL_ROOT=%GIT_INSTALL_ROOT%"
 %lib_console% debug-output init.bat "Found Git in: '%GIT_INSTALL_ROOT%'"
 goto :PATH_ENHANCE