diff --git gcc-5.4.0/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/generic/c_locale.cc.orig gcc-5.4.0/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/generic/c_locale.cc
--- gcc-5.4.0/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/generic/c_locale.cc.orig
+++ gcc-5.4.0/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/generic/c_locale.cc
@@ -213,9 +213,6 @@ _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
     // Currently, the generic model only supports the "C" locale.
     // See http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/libstdc++/2003-02/msg00345.html
     __cloc = 0;
-    if (strcmp(__s, "C"))
-      __throw_runtime_error(__N("locale::facet::_S_create_c_locale "
-			    "name not valid"));
   }
 
   void