diff --git a/test/lint/lint-shell-locale.py b/test/lint/lint-shell-locale.py
index 69b808489c5..b77812f0e72 100755
--- a/test/lint/lint-shell-locale.py
+++ b/test/lint/lint-shell-locale.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 """
-Make sure all shell scripts explicitly opt out of locale dependence using
-"export LC_ALL=C" or "export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8", which also enables UTF-8 mode in
+Make sure all shell scripts explicitly opt out of locale dependence
+using "export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8", which also enables UTF-8 mode in
 Python. See: https://docs.python.org/3/library/os.html#python-utf-8-mode
 """
 
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import sys
 import re
 
 OPT_OUT_LINES = [
-    'export LC_ALL=C',
     'export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8',
 ]
 
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ def main():
 
         first_non_comment_line = non_comment_lines[0]
         if first_non_comment_line not in OPT_OUT_LINES:
-            print(f'Missing "export LC_ALL=C" (to avoid locale dependence) as first non-comment non-empty line in {file_path}')
+            print(f'Missing "export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8" (to avoid locale dependence) as first non-comment non-empty line in {file_path}')
             exit_code = 1
 
     return sys.exit(exit_code)