diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d0e7a8a4ec..256d4ff38f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1269,8 +1269,8 @@ prepare: prepare0
 define filechk_version.h
 	(echo \#define PLAIN_VERSION \"$(UBOOTRELEASE)\"; \
 	echo \#define U_BOOT_VERSION \"U-Boot \" PLAIN_VERSION; \
-	echo \#define CC_VERSION_STRING \"$$($(CC) --version | head -n 1)\"; \
-	echo \#define LD_VERSION_STRING \"$$($(LD) --version | head -n 1)\"; )
+	echo \#define CC_VERSION_STRING \"$$(LC_ALL=C $(CC) --version | head -n 1)\"; \
+	echo \#define LD_VERSION_STRING \"$$(LC_ALL=C $(LD) --version | head -n 1)\"; )
 endef
 
 # The SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH mechanism requires a date that behaves like GNU date.