diff --git a/CLFS3/clfs3.xsl b/CLFS3/clfs3.xsl
index e0ec0f9..199f62f 100644
--- a/CLFS3/clfs3.xsl
+++ b/CLFS3/clfs3.xsl
@@ -101,8 +101,10 @@
         <xsl:text>&#xA;</xsl:text>
       </xsl:when>
       <!-- Select Endian level for uClibc -->
+<!--
       <xsl:when test="$endian='xbig' and contains(string(),'LITTLE_ENDIAN')"/>
       <xsl:when test="$endian='xlittle' and contains(string(),'BIG_ENDIAN')"/>
+-->
       <!-- Setting $LANG for /etc/profile -->
       <xsl:when test="ancestor::sect1[@id='ch-scripts-profile'] and
                 contains(string(),'export LANG=')">
diff --git a/common/libs/func_check_version.sh b/common/libs/func_check_version.sh
index 7c71077..1fdc0e9 100644
--- a/common/libs/func_check_version.sh
+++ b/common/libs/func_check_version.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ inline_doc
 check_prerequisites() {      #
 #----------------------------#
 
+  # Avoid translation of version strings
+  local LC_ALL=C
+  export LC_ALL
+
   # LFS/HLFS/CLFS prerequisites
   check_version "2.6.2"   "`uname -r`"          "KERNEL"
   check_version "3.0"     "$BASH_VERSION"       "BASH"