diff --git a/deb_bugger.sh b/deb_bugger.sh
index edea147..cbeaf1f 100755
--- a/deb_bugger.sh
+++ b/deb_bugger.sh
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ perl -i.bak -pe 's/^#// if /Timeout/ && /\ds$/' /etc/systemd/system.conf
 # fwupd
 apt-get -y install udisks2 fwupd
 
+# Set locale for date/time display
+localectl set-locale LC_TIME='en_GB.UTF-8'
+
 # Stop here if there's no graphical UI
 if [ "$(systemctl is-active display-manager)" = 'inactive' ]; then
     apt-get -y autoremove
diff --git a/deb_linode.sh b/deb_linode.sh
index 36e99c9..9e4765d 100755
--- a/deb_linode.sh
+++ b/deb_linode.sh
@@ -59,3 +59,6 @@ apt-get -y install unifont bsdgames fortune-mod fortunes-bofh-excuses      \
         htop iftop gcal pinentry-curses
 
 apt-file update
+
+# Set locale for date/time display
+localectl set-locale LC_TIME='en_GB.UTF-8'