1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_unix.cpp
index 3602319f67..d46ced463c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_unix.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,19 @@ QLocale QSystemLocale::fallbackLocale() const
         lang = qgetenv("LC_MESSAGES");
     if (lang.isEmpty())
         lang = qgetenv("LANG");
+    // if the locale is the "C" locale, then we can return the language we found here:
+    if (lang.isEmpty() || lang == QByteArray("C") || lang == QByteArray("POSIX"))
+        return QLocale(QString::fromLatin1(lang));
+
+    // if the locale is not the "C" locale and LANGUAGE is not empty, return
+    // the first part of LANGUAGE if LANGUAGE is set and has a first part:
+    QByteArray language = qgetenv("LANGUAGE");
+    if (!language.isEmpty()) {
+        language = language.split(':').first();
+        if (!language.isEmpty())
+            return QLocale(QString::fromLatin1(language));
+    }
+
     return QLocale(QString::fromLatin1(lang));
 }