diff --git a/dev-python/python-distutils-extra/python-distutils-extra-2.44-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/python-distutils-extra/python-distutils-extra-2.44-r1.ebuild
index 6d3706eae81ce..7780eccb55eb7 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-distutils-extra/python-distutils-extra-2.44-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-distutils-extra/python-distutils-extra-2.44-r1.ebuild
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ PATCHES=(
 )
 
 python_test() {
-	unset PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE
+	unset LINGUAS PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE
 	"${EPYTHON}" test/auto.py -v || die "Tests fail with ${EPYTHON}"
 }