diff --git a/src/core/utils.cpp b/src/core/utils.cpp
index 6e5d629..75242f3 100644
--- a/src/core/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/core/utils.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ std::string formatCentAsEuroString(const int cent, int width)
 
     return currStream.str();*/
 
+#if defined(_WIN64) || defined(_WIN32)
+    std::locale myLocale;
+#else
     std::locale myLocale{"de_DE.utf8"};
+#endif
     return fmt::format(myLocale, "{:{}.2Lf} €", cent / 100.0L, width);
 }