diff --git a/checkpolicy/Makefile b/checkpolicy/Makefile
index f9e1fc7c..c37e0310 100644
--- a/checkpolicy/Makefile
+++ b/checkpolicy/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for building the checkpolicy program
 #
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/gui/Makefile b/gui/Makefile
index 4035fb21..b29610d4 100644
--- a/gui/Makefile
+++ b/gui/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 SHAREDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/system-config-selinux
diff --git a/libselinux/man/Makefile b/libselinux/man/Makefile
index 4b3626d2..fdc0825f 100644
--- a/libselinux/man/Makefile
+++ b/libselinux/man/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX	?= /usr
 MANDIR ?=  $(PREFIX)/share/man
 MAN3SUBDIR ?= man3
diff --git a/libsemanage/man/Makefile b/libsemanage/man/Makefile
index f626447d..5e21a65e 100644
--- a/libsemanage/man/Makefile
+++ b/libsemanage/man/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 MANDIR ?=  $(PREFIX)/share/man
 MAN3SUBDIR ?= man3
diff --git a/libsepol/man/Makefile b/libsepol/man/Makefile
index f54e478d..0b410c19 100644
--- a/libsepol/man/Makefile
+++ b/libsepol/man/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 MANDIR ?=  $(PREFIX)/share/man
 MAN3SUBDIR ?= man3
diff --git a/mcstrans/man/Makefile b/mcstrans/man/Makefile
index 71713818..895a592d 100644
--- a/mcstrans/man/Makefile
+++ b/mcstrans/man/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 MANDIR ?=  $(PREFIX)/share/man
 MAN5SUBDIR ?= man5
diff --git a/policycoreutils/load_policy/Makefile b/policycoreutils/load_policy/Makefile
index c1ba805b..ad80d500 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/load_policy/Makefile
+++ b/policycoreutils/load_policy/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 SBINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/sbin
 MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/policycoreutils/man/Makefile b/policycoreutils/man/Makefile
index 94bbf586..a4539f24 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/man/Makefile
+++ b/policycoreutils/man/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
 MAN5DIR ?= $(MANDIR)/man5
diff --git a/policycoreutils/newrole/Makefile b/policycoreutils/newrole/Makefile
index b3ccf671..4b8145d3 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/newrole/Makefile
+++ b/policycoreutils/newrole/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/policycoreutils/run_init/Makefile b/policycoreutils/run_init/Makefile
index e86364a4..619ebc1d 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/run_init/Makefile
+++ b/policycoreutils/run_init/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 SBINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/sbin
 MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/policycoreutils/scripts/Makefile b/policycoreutils/scripts/Makefile
index 75e75b80..6d8196c6 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/policycoreutils/scripts/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 SBINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/sbin
 MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/policycoreutils/secon/Makefile b/policycoreutils/secon/Makefile
index 576a6203..440503a1 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/secon/Makefile
+++ b/policycoreutils/secon/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # secon tool - command-line context
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/policycoreutils/semodule/Makefile b/policycoreutils/semodule/Makefile
index 73801e48..9fbf99d6 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/semodule/Makefile
+++ b/policycoreutils/semodule/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 SBINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/sbin
 MANDIR = $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/policycoreutils/sestatus/Makefile b/policycoreutils/sestatus/Makefile
index 3dbb792b..aebf050c 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/sestatus/Makefile
+++ b/policycoreutils/sestatus/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 SBINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/sbin
diff --git a/policycoreutils/setfiles/Makefile b/policycoreutils/setfiles/Makefile
index d7670a8f..84ffb08b 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/setfiles/Makefile
+++ b/policycoreutils/setfiles/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 SBINDIR ?= /sbin
 MANDIR = $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/policycoreutils/setsebool/Makefile b/policycoreutils/setsebool/Makefile
index c1440c1c..fc5b4ff6 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/setsebool/Makefile
+++ b/policycoreutils/setsebool/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 SBINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/sbin
 MANDIR = $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/python/audit2allow/Makefile b/python/audit2allow/Makefile
index 76bf4e37..fb04b8bd 100644
--- a/python/audit2allow/Makefile
+++ b/python/audit2allow/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PYTHON ?= python3
 SECILC ?= secilc
 
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/python/chcat/Makefile b/python/chcat/Makefile
index e4873bf4..7b3ee17f 100644
--- a/python/chcat/Makefile
+++ b/python/chcat/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/python/semanage/Makefile b/python/semanage/Makefile
index b53ee33d..628d135a 100644
--- a/python/semanage/Makefile
+++ b/python/semanage/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PYTHON ?= python3
 
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 SBINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/sbin
 MANDIR = $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/python/sepolicy/Makefile b/python/sepolicy/Makefile
index 4e9e93d0..1a26cfdc 100644
--- a/python/sepolicy/Makefile
+++ b/python/sepolicy/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PYTHON ?= python3
 
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/restorecond/Makefile b/restorecond/Makefile
index 8e9a5ef1..1ddfcc92 100644
--- a/restorecond/Makefile
+++ b/restorecond/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PKG_CONFIG ?= pkg-config
 
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 SBINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/sbin
 MANDIR = $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/sandbox/Makefile b/sandbox/Makefile
index 84cb5a39..360a8bc5 100644
--- a/sandbox/Makefile
+++ b/sandbox/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PYTHON ?= python3
 
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 SYSCONFDIR ?= /etc/sysconfig
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
diff --git a/semodule-utils/semodule_expand/Makefile b/semodule-utils/semodule_expand/Makefile
index e63dcff2..ad776b15 100644
--- a/semodule-utils/semodule_expand/Makefile
+++ b/semodule-utils/semodule_expand/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/semodule-utils/semodule_link/Makefile b/semodule-utils/semodule_link/Makefile
index c5cf69cd..936d161c 100644
--- a/semodule-utils/semodule_link/Makefile
+++ b/semodule-utils/semodule_link/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/semodule-utils/semodule_package/Makefile b/semodule-utils/semodule_package/Makefile
index 680ab836..6a289f73 100644
--- a/semodule-utils/semodule_package/Makefile
+++ b/semodule-utils/semodule_package/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Installation directories.
-LINGUAS ?= ru
+LINGUAS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
