diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index ce7456b60f1..564147603b5 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ def get_fetcher_environment(d):
             newenv[name] = value
     return newenv
 
-def runfetchcmd(cmd, d, quiet=False, cleanup=None, log=None, workdir=None):
+def runfetchcmd(cmd, d, quiet=False, cleanup=None, log=None, workdir=None, extraenv=None):
     """
     Run cmd returning the command output
     Raise an error if interrupted or cmd fails
@@ -958,13 +958,17 @@ def runfetchcmd(cmd, d, quiet=False, cleanup=None, log=None, workdir=None):
         d.setVar("PR", "fetcheravoidrecurse")
 
     origenv = d.getVar("BB_ORIGENV", False)
+    env = os.environ.copy()
     for var in exportvars:
         val = d.getVar(var) or (origenv and origenv.getVar(var))
         if val:
-            cmd = 'export ' + var + '=\"%s\"; %s' % (val, cmd)
+            env[var] = val
+
+    for var in (extraenv or []):
+        env[var] = extraenv[var]
 
     # Disable pseudo as it may affect ssh, potentially causing it to hang.
-    cmd = 'export PSEUDO_DISABLED=1; ' + cmd
+    env["PSEUDO_DISABLED"] = "1"
 
     if workdir:
         logger.debug("Running '%s' in %s" % (cmd, workdir))
@@ -975,7 +979,7 @@ def runfetchcmd(cmd, d, quiet=False, cleanup=None, log=None, workdir=None):
     error_message = ""
 
     try:
-        (output, errors) = bb.process.run(cmd, log=log, shell=True, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, cwd=workdir)
+        (output, errors) = bb.process.run(cmd, log=log, shell=True, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, cwd=workdir, env=env)
         success = True
     except bb.process.NotFoundError as e:
         error_message = "Fetch command %s not found" % (e.command)
diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index d305eb878e8..793b3570b11 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
                     if 'mirror' in output:
                         runfetchcmd("%s remote rm mirror" % ud.basecmd, d, workdir=ud.clonedir)
                     runfetchcmd("%s remote add --mirror=fetch mirror %s" % (ud.basecmd, tmpdir), d, workdir=ud.clonedir)
-                    fetch_cmd = "LANG=C %s fetch -f --update-head-ok  --progress mirror " % (ud.basecmd)
-                    runfetchcmd(fetch_cmd, d, workdir=ud.clonedir)
+                    fetch_cmd = "%s fetch -f --update-head-ok  --progress mirror " % (ud.basecmd)
+                    runfetchcmd(fetch_cmd, d, workdir=ud.clonedir, extraenv={'LANG':'C'})
         repourl = self._get_repo_url(ud)
 
         needs_clone = False
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
             # repository in which case it needs to be deleted and re-cloned.
             try:
                 # Since clones can be bare, use --absolute-git-dir instead of --show-toplevel
-                output = runfetchcmd("LANG=C %s rev-parse --absolute-git-dir" % ud.basecmd, d, workdir=ud.clonedir)
+                output = runfetchcmd("%s rev-parse --absolute-git-dir" % ud.basecmd, d, workdir=ud.clonedir, extraenv={'LANG':'C'})
                 toplevel = output.rstrip()
 
                 if not bb.utils.path_is_descendant(toplevel, ud.clonedir):
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
                 objects = os.path.join(repourl_path, 'objects')
                 if os.path.isdir(objects) and not os.path.islink(objects):
                     repourl = repourl_path
-            clone_cmd = "LANG=C %s clone --bare --mirror %s %s --progress" % (ud.basecmd, shlex.quote(repourl), ud.clonedir)
+            clone_cmd = "%s clone --bare --mirror %s %s --progress" % (ud.basecmd, shlex.quote(repourl), ud.clonedir)
             if ud.proto.lower() != 'file':
                 bb.fetch2.check_network_access(d, clone_cmd, ud.url)
             progresshandler = GitProgressHandler(d)
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
 
             # When skipping fast initial shallow or the fast inital shallow clone failed:
             # Try again with an initial regular clone
-            runfetchcmd(clone_cmd, d, log=progresshandler)
+            runfetchcmd(clone_cmd, d, log=progresshandler, extraenv={'LANG':'C'})
 
         # Update the checkout if needed
         if self.clonedir_need_update(ud, d):
@@ -467,13 +467,13 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
             runfetchcmd("%s remote add --mirror=fetch origin %s" % (ud.basecmd, shlex.quote(repourl)), d, workdir=ud.clonedir)
 
             if ud.nobranch:
-                fetch_cmd = "LANG=C %s fetch -f --progress %s refs/*:refs/*" % (ud.basecmd, shlex.quote(repourl))
+                fetch_cmd = "%s fetch -f --progress %s refs/*:refs/*" % (ud.basecmd, shlex.quote(repourl))
             else:
-                fetch_cmd = "LANG=C %s fetch -f --progress %s refs/heads/*:refs/heads/* refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*" % (ud.basecmd, shlex.quote(repourl))
+                fetch_cmd = "%s fetch -f --progress %s refs/heads/*:refs/heads/* refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*" % (ud.basecmd, shlex.quote(repourl))
             if ud.proto.lower() != 'file':
                 bb.fetch2.check_network_access(d, fetch_cmd, ud.url)
             progresshandler = GitProgressHandler(d)
-            runfetchcmd(fetch_cmd, d, log=progresshandler, workdir=ud.clonedir)
+            runfetchcmd(fetch_cmd, d, log=progresshandler, workdir=ud.clonedir, extraenv={'LANG':'C'})
             runfetchcmd("%s repack -adk" % ud.basecmd, d, workdir=ud.clonedir)
             runfetchcmd("%s pack-refs --all" % ud.basecmd, d, workdir=ud.clonedir)
             runfetchcmd("%s prune-packed" % ud.basecmd, d, workdir=ud.clonedir)
diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/svn.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/svn.py
index a097ffb76b5..b5862139fac 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/svn.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/svn.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class Svn(FetchMethod):
         """
         bb.fetch2.check_network_access(d, self._buildsvncommand(ud, d, "log1"), ud.url)
 
-        output = runfetchcmd("LANG=C LC_ALL=C " + self._buildsvncommand(ud, d, "log1"), d, True)
+        output = runfetchcmd(self._buildsvncommand(ud, d, "log1"), d, True, extraenv={'LANG':'C', 'LC_ALL': 'C'})
 
         # skip the first line, as per output of svn log
         # then we expect the revision on the 2nd line