diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
index 816fc0fa8..53c280737 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
@@ -360,12 +360,17 @@ namespace MWGui
         timeinfo = localtime(&time);
 
         // Use system/environment locale settings for datetime formatting
+        char* oldLctime = setlocale(LC_TIME, NULL);
         setlocale(LC_TIME, "");
 
         const int size=1024;
         char buffer[size];
         if (std::strftime(buffer, size, "%x %X", timeinfo) > 0)
             text << buffer << "\n";
+
+        // reset
+        setlocale(LC_TIME, oldLctime);
+
         text << "#{sLevel} " << mCurrentSlot->mProfile.mPlayerLevel << "\n";
         text << "#{sCell=" << mCurrentSlot->mProfile.mPlayerCell << "}\n";