diff --git a/examples/first.c b/examples/first.c
index c4f32e6e..0f31308c 100644
--- a/examples/first.c
+++ b/examples/first.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
    write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
    Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 
+#include <locale.h>
+
 #include <glibtop.h>
 #include <glibtop/open.h>
 #include <glibtop/close.h>
diff --git a/examples/second.c b/examples/second.c
index 9dbb73ce..423111ab 100644
--- a/examples/second.c
+++ b/examples/second.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
    write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
    Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 
+#include <locale.h>
+
 #include <glibtop.h>
 #include <glibtop/open.h>
 #include <glibtop/close.h>
diff --git a/examples/third.c b/examples/third.c
index 9d1ce168..261ba8c3 100644
--- a/examples/third.c
+++ b/examples/third.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
    write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
    Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 
+#include <locale.h>
+
 #include <glibtop.h>
      
 #include <glibtop/open.h>
diff --git a/src/proxy/main.c b/src/proxy/main.c
index 1eda5386..361d924b 100644
--- a/src/proxy/main.c
+++ b/src/proxy/main.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <glibtop/open.h>
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
 #if defined(HAVE_GETDTABLESIZE)
 #define GET_MAX_FDS() getdtablesize()