diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nameparser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nameparser/default.nix
index a3e67fa7b98..b5150382b36 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nameparser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nameparser/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 { stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, glibcLocales
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "nameparser";
-  version = "0.3.4";
+  version = "1.0.1";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1zi94m99ziwwd6kkip3w2xpnl05r2cfv9iq68inz7np81c3g8vag";
+    sha256 = "c7eeeffbf16e263452b17b5f4b544d366c3364e966721f39d490e6c7c8b44b7f";
   };
 
+  LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8";
+  buildInputs = [ glibcLocales ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A simple Python module for parsing human names into their individual components";
     homepage = https://github.com/derek73/python-nameparser;