diff --git a/nrniv/Parallel/recv/bg b/nrniv/Parallel/recv/bg
index 6f732cd..d869196 100755
--- a/nrniv/Parallel/recv/bg
+++ b/nrniv/Parallel/recv/bg
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ rm -f out.dat
 bgrun $7 $6 $1 init_.hoc
 mv temp.$1 stdout$1.$2.$3.$4.$5
 if test -f out.dat ; then
-  sort -k 1n,1n -k 2n,2n out.dat > out$1.$2.$3.$4.$5
+  (unset LC_ALL; sort -k 1n,1n -k 2n,2n out.dat > out$1.$2.$3.$4.$5)
 fi
 }
 
diff --git a/nrniv/Parallel/recv/sortrecv b/nrniv/Parallel/recv/sortrecv
index 46d3b4d..b4bfade 100755
--- a/nrniv/Parallel/recv/sortrecv
+++ b/nrniv/Parallel/recv/sortrecv
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-sort -k 1n,1n -k 2n,2n -k 3n,3n $1 > $2
+(unset LC_ALL; sort -k 1n,1n -k 2n,2n -k 3n,3n $1 > $2)