diff --git a/eb_hooks.py b/eb_hooks.py
index 01008f21da..f8d4a061e2 100644
--- a/eb_hooks.py
+++ b/eb_hooks.py
@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@ def parse_hook_pillow_set_cpath_library_path(ec, eprefix):
 
 
 def parse_hook_python_bare_set_LANG(ec, eprefix):
-    """Set the LANG variable to C.UTF-8 in case it was empty."""
+    """Set the LANG variable to en_DK.UTF-8 in case it was empty."""
     if ec.name == 'Python' and ec.version =='2.7.18' and os.getenv('LANG') is None:
-        print_msg("NOTE: The environment variable: LANG will be set to C")
-        ec.log.info("NOTE: The environment variable: LANG will be set to C")
-        os.environ['LANG'] = 'C' 
+        print_msg("NOTE: The environment variable: LANG will be set to en_DK.UTF-8")
+        ec.log.info("NOTE: The environment variable: LANG will be set to en_DK.UTF-8")
+        os.environ['LANG'] = 'en_DK.UTF-8' 
 
 
 def parse_hook_ucx_eprefix(ec, eprefix):