diff --git a/generate-version.sh b/generate-version.sh
index d17cd40..458f4a1 100755
--- a/generate-version.sh
+++ b/generate-version.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if [ -d "${src_dir}/.git" ] && command -v git > /dev/null; then
     git_branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
     cd "${workdir}"
 
-    new_version="${git_version} ($(env LC_TIME=C date "+%b %d %Y"), branch '${git_branch}')"
+    new_version="${git_version} ($(date "+%b %d %Y"), branch '${git_branch}')"
 else
     new_version="${default_version}"
 fi
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 23f6731..f621b43 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -95,12 +95,13 @@ subdir('decorations')
 subdir('particles')
 subdir('modules')
 
+env = find_program('env', native: true)
 generate_version_sh = files('generate-version.sh')
 version = custom_target(
   'generate_version',
   build_always_stale: true,
   output: 'version.h',
-  command: [generate_version_sh, meson.project_version(), '@SOURCE_ROOT@', '@OUTPUT@'])
+  command: [env, 'LC_ALL=C', generate_version_sh, meson.project_version(), '@SOURCE_ROOT@', '@OUTPUT@'])
 
 yambar = executable(
   'yambar',