--- gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.c
+++ gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.c
@@ -1075,10 +1075,8 @@
 #ifdef __FreeBSD__
       char lbuf[FILENAME_MAX];
 
-      snprintf(lbuf, sizeof(lbuf), "%s -T%s%s%s", NROFF,
-	       locale_opts == NULL ? "ascii" : locale_opts,
-	       use_man_locale ? " -dlocale=" : "",
-	       use_man_locale ? man_locale : "");
+      snprintf(lbuf, sizeof(lbuf), "%s -T%s", NROFF,
+	       locale_opts == NULL ? "ascii" : locale_opts);
 	    add_directive (&first, lbuf, file, buf, bufsize);
 #else
       add_directive (&first, NROFF " -Tascii", file, buf, bufsize);