diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index b02d480e..2737a660 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@
         if [ ! "${TEXT}" = "" ]; then
             # Show warnings always, and other messages if no quiet is being used
             if [ ${QUIET} -eq 0 -o "${RESULT}" = "WARNING" ]; then
-                # Display
-                LINESIZE=`echo "${TEXT}" | wc -c | tr -d ' '`
+                # Display (counting with -m instead of -c, to support language locale)
+                LINESIZE=`echo "${TEXT}" | wc -m | tr -d ' '`
                 if [ ${INDENT} -gt 0 ]; then SPACES=`expr 62 - ${INDENT} - ${LINESIZE}`; fi
                 if [ ${CRONJOB} -eq 0 ]; then
                     # Check if we already have already discovered a proper echo command tool. It not, set it default to 'echo'.