diff --git a/scripts/generate-tarball.sh b/scripts/generate-tarball.sh
index 10fb1b7..7350c09 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-tarball.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-tarball.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 
 set -Eeuo pipefail
 
+# Avoid issues with translated output of commands like stat.
+export LANG=C.UTF-8
+export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
+
 # Create a temporary directory to store intermediate files (metadata.json and content.tar)
 tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
 trap 'rm -rf "$tmp_dir"' EXIT