diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 4a23110..d93b869 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ print_pid(const char *pid_file, bool *unlink_at_exit)
 int
 main(int argc, char *const *argv)
 {
-    setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
-
     static const struct option longopts[] = {
         {"backend",          required_argument, 0, 'b'},
         {"config",           required_argument, 0, 'c'},
@@ -321,6 +319,8 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
         return 0;
     }
 
+    setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+
     bar->abort_fd = abort_fd;
 
     thrd_t bar_thread;