diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
index 1f9930c7c99..7515f54d24e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
@@ -100,8 +100,13 @@ QString readExecutableNameFromCore(const QString &debuggerCommand, const QString
     args.append(QLatin1String("-batch"));
     args.append(QLatin1String("-c"));
     args.append(coreFile);
+
     QProcess proc;
+    QStringList envLang = QProcess::systemEnvironment();
+    envLang.replaceInStrings(QRegExp(QLatin1String("^LC_ALL=.*")), QLatin1String("LC_ALL=C"));
+    proc.setEnvironment(envLang);
     proc.start(debuggerCommand, args);
+
     if (proc.waitForFinished()) {
         QByteArray ba = proc.readAllStandardOutput();
         // Core was generated by `/data/dev/creator-2.6/bin/qtcreator'.