1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lang.sh b/lang.sh
index 475f3f20..74c31660 100755
--- a/lang.sh
+++ b/lang.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ if [ "$sourced" = 1 ]; then
     [ -n "$LINGUAS" ] && export LINGUAS || unset LINGUAS
     [ -n "$_XKB_CHARSET" ] && export _XKB_CHARSET || unset _XKB_CHARSET
     
-    consoletype=$(/sbin/consoletype)
+    consoletype=$CONSOLETYPE
+    if [ -z "$consoletype" ]; then
+      consoletype=$(/sbin/consoletype stdout)
+    fi
 
     if [ -n "$CHARSET" ]; then
 	case $CHARSET in