--- a/dict/Makefile.am
+++ b/dict/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #CHARSET = utf-8
 
 DICTFMT_FLAGS = --headword-separator \; --break-headwords --columns=0 \
-	--locale=$(LOCALE) -c5 -u $(URL)
+	--utf8 -c5 -u $(URL)
 DICTZIP_FLAGS = -k
 
 if FORMAT
