diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/sudoreplay.c b/plugins/sudoers/sudoreplay.c
index 3b28633c0..e7e047c46 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/sudoreplay.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/sudoreplay.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
     initprogname(argc > 0 ? argv[0] : "sudoreplay");
-    sudoers_setlocale(SUDOERS_LOCALE_USER, NULL);
+    setlocale(LC_ALL, NULL);
     decimal = localeconv()->decimal_point;
     bindtextdomain("sudoers", LOCALEDIR); /* XXX - should have sudoreplay domain */
     textdomain("sudoers");
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/testsudoers.c b/plugins/sudoers/testsudoers.c
index 66ded058e..7105b093a 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/testsudoers.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/testsudoers.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     initprogname(argc > 0 ? argv[0] : "testsudoers");
 
-    sudoers_setlocale(SUDOERS_LOCALE_USER, NULL);
+    sudoers_initlocale(setlocale(LC_ALL, NULL), def_sudoers_locale);
     bindtextdomain("sudoers", LOCALEDIR); /* XXX - should have own domain */
     textdomain("sudoers");
 
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/visudo.c b/plugins/sudoers/visudo.c
index 0dcd60337..f24da1de1 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/visudo.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/visudo.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
     initprogname(argc > 0 ? argv[0] : "visudo");
-    sudoers_setlocale(SUDOERS_LOCALE_USER, NULL);
+    sudoers_initlocale(setlocale(LC_ALL, NULL), def_sudoers_locale);
     bindtextdomain("sudoers", LOCALEDIR); /* XXX - should have visudo domain */
     textdomain("sudoers");