diff --git a/lua-rpm-macros.spec b/lua-rpm-macros.spec
index 2e221d5..b1482bc 100644
--- a/lua-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/lua-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Name:           lua-rpm-macros
 Version:        1
-Release:        11%{?dist}
+Release:        12%{?dist}
 Summary:        The common Lua RPM macros
 
 License:        MIT
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ install -Dpm 0644 lua.attr %{buildroot}/%{_fileattrsdir}/lua.attr
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 12 2024 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com> - 1-12
+- Don’t set locale permanently in %%lua_requires (#2263837)
+
 * Thu Jan 25 2024 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1-11
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_40_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/macros.lua-srpm b/macros.lua-srpm
index 8c6592b..ff643ad 100644
--- a/macros.lua-srpm
+++ b/macros.lua-srpm
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 Requires: lua(abi) = %{lua_version} \
 %else \
 Requires: lua >= %{lua_version} \
-Requires: lua < %{lua: os.setlocale('C'); print(string.sub(_VERSION, 5) + 0.1)} \
+Requires: lua < %{lua: locale=os.setlocale(nil); os.setlocale('C.utf8'); print(string.sub(_VERSION, 5) + 0.1; os.setlocale(locale))} \
 %endif \
 %{nil}