http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=310225

--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@
 # or for csh/tcsh users:
 #    (setenv prefix $HOME; setenv CC cc; setenv CFLAGS "-O4"; ./configure)
 
+# NLS nuisances.
+for as_var in \
+  LANG LANGUAGE LC_ADDRESS LC_ALL LC_COLLATE LC_CTYPE LC_IDENTIFICATION \
+  LC_MEASUREMENT LC_MESSAGES LC_MONETARY LC_NAME LC_NUMERIC LC_PAPER \
+  LC_TELEPHONE LC_TIME
+do
+  if (set +x; test -z "`(eval $as_var=C; export $as_var) 2>&1`"); then
+    eval $as_var=C; export $as_var
+  else
+    unset $as_var
+  fi
+done
+
 # Incorrect settings of CC or CFLAGS may prevent creating a shared library.
 # If you have problems, try without defining CC and CFLAGS before reporting
 # an error.