diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index cccdd3d517fc5249beaefa600691cf150f2fa3e6..c8b548412da3eb0160f55a20a3ad25d22e9d068a 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ APP_NAME="Gradle"
 APP_BASE_NAME=`basename "$0"`
 
 # Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=""
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-Duser.language=en"
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD="maximum"
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index e95643d6a2ca62258464e83c72f5156dc941c609..12924b654b9189e33c467de337fcd68717f6516c 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
 set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
 
 @rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=
+set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=-Duser.language=en
 
 @rem Find java.exe
 if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome