diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 67d10a957..adffe1ab2 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -689,5 +689,6 @@ seen. gmtime warning still there
 - Various preparitions for beta1
 - Commited the web server prototype made by Stskeeps, web design by WildChild
 - Ripped out the old DF watch system, using bahamut's now
+- Fixed some CHINESE_NICK stuff
 - Fixed an sdesc bug reported by Alzirr
 - Fixed a little gcc 3.0 bug with Unreal
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 70ca69391..24c9dbc8c 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ extern char *strtoken PROTO((char **, char *, char *));
 
 extern u_char tolowertab[], touppertab[];
 
+#if defined(CHINESE_NICK) || defined(JAPANESE_NICK)
+#define USE_LOCALE
+#endif
+
 #ifndef USE_LOCALE
 #undef tolower
 #define tolower(c) (tolowertab[(c)])