diff --git a/debian/patches/lit-force-lang.diff b/debian/patches/lit-force-lang.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37a5d2cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/lit-force-lang.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: llvm-toolchain-3.8-3.8.1/projects/compiler-rt/test/lit.common.cfg
+===================================================================
+--- llvm-toolchain-3.8-3.8.1.orig/projects/compiler-rt/test/lit.common.cfg
++++ llvm-toolchain-3.8-3.8.1/projects/compiler-rt/test/lit.common.cfg
+@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def is_linux_lto_supported():
+   if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(config.llvm_shlib_dir, 'LLVMgold.so')):
+     return False
+ 
+-  ld_cmd = subprocess.Popen([config.gold_executable, '--help'], stdout = subprocess.PIPE)
++  ld_cmd = subprocess.Popen([config.gold_executable, '--help'], stdout = subprocess.PIPE, env={'LANG': 'C'})
+   ld_out = ld_cmd.stdout.read().decode()
+   ld_cmd.wait()
+ 
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 7e03b3ac..c2845b92 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ clang-tidy-run-bin.diff
 silent-llvm-symbolizer.diff
 upstream-msan-prevent-initialization-failure.diff
 upstream-asan-msan-fix-reallocation-logic.diff
-
+lit-force-lang.diff