diff --git a/src/pgtkterm.c b/src/pgtkterm.c
index 41bec344799..2da1006b6f7 100644
--- a/src/pgtkterm.c
+++ b/src/pgtkterm.c
@@ -7070,13 +7070,10 @@ pgtk_term_init (Lisp_Object display_name, char *resource_name)
 	id = g_log_set_handler ("GLib", G_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING | G_LOG_FLAG_FATAL
 				| G_LOG_FLAG_RECURSION, my_log_handler, NULL);
 
-	/* gtk_init does set_locale.  Fix locale before and after.  */
-	fixup_locale ();
+	gtk_disable_setlocale ();
 	unrequest_sigio ();	/* See comment in x_display_ok.  */
 	gtk_init (&argc, &argv2);
 	request_sigio ();
-	fixup_locale ();
-
 
         g_log_remove_handler ("GLib", id);
 
diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c
index 00c61c486ed..fd61d5df91c 100644
--- a/src/xterm.c
+++ b/src/xterm.c
@@ -30651,8 +30651,7 @@ x_term_init (Lisp_Object display_name, char *xrm_option, char *resource_name)
            Call before gtk_init so Gtk+ event filters comes after our.  */
         gdk_window_add_filter (NULL, event_handler_gdk, NULL);
 
-        /* gtk_init does set_locale.  Fix locale before and after.  */
-        fixup_locale ();
+        gtk_disable_setlocale ();
         unrequest_sigio (); /* See comment in x_display_ok.  */
         gtk_init (&argc, &argv2);
         request_sigio ();
@@ -30661,8 +30660,7 @@ x_term_init (Lisp_Object display_name, char *xrm_option, char *resource_name)
 
         xg_initialize ();
 
-	/* Do this after the call to xg_initialize, because when
-	   Fontconfig is used, xg_initialize calls its initialization
+	/* When Fontconfig is used, xg_initialize calls its initialization
 	   function which in some versions of Fontconfig calls setlocale.  */
 	fixup_locale ();