diff --git a/pkgs/shells/nushell/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/nushell/default.nix
index 46b698b44bc9..6e87fae55e64 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/nushell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/nushell/default.nix
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
   buildNoDefaultFeatures = !withDefaultFeatures;
   buildFeatures = additionalFeatures [ ];
 
+  preCheck = ''
+    export NU_TEST_LOCALE_OVERRIDE="en_US.UTF-8"
+  '';
+
   checkPhase = ''
     runHook preCheck
     (