diff --git a/system_encoding.c b/system_encoding.c
index d9bf42f..b3b4d25 100644
--- a/system_encoding.c
+++ b/system_encoding.c
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #include "system_encoding.h"
 
 char* get_system_encoding() {
-#if !defined(mingw32_HOST_OS) && !defined(__MINGW32__)
-	return nl_langinfo(CODESET);
-#else
-	return "ASCII";
-#endif
+  setlocale(LC_ALL,"");
+  return nl_langinfo(CODESET);
 }
diff --git a/system_encoding.h b/system_encoding.h
index 63cf6b1..c64015a 100644
--- a/system_encoding.h
+++ b/system_encoding.h
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __SYSTEM_ENCODING__
 #define __SYSTEM_ENCODING__
 
-#if !defined(mingw32_HOST_OS) && !defined(__MINGW32__)
 #include <langinfo.h>
-#endif
+#include <locale.h>
 
 char* get_system_encoding();